Discussion
Don't laugh at me.
Answer: B
Correct answer: Let me not be laughed at.
An imperative is made passive with let + object + be + past participle. Laugh at is a prepositional verb, so the preposition stays attached to the participle: be laughed at.
The negative belongs to the whole command, so not goes before be, giving Let me not be laughed at. Placing it after (let me be not…) is not English, and dropping the trailing at leaves the preposition stranded with nothing to govern.
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