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Modal Clauses — Proposizioni Modali·Mixed Modal Clauses — Connective Identification II
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Rule reminder

Modal clauses answer 'in what way?' or 'how?'. Main constructions: come se + subjunctive (unreal), senza / senza che (privative), gerundio (instrumental manner), quasi / quasi che (literary unreal). Always check whether subjects are the same or different for senza / senza che.

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