Formal Register — Literary Modal Clauses — Modal Clauses — Proposizioni Modali (B2)

Modal Clauses — Proposizioni Modali·Formal Register — Literary Modal Clauses

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Rule reminder

In formal and literary Italian, modal clauses often use: 'quasi' + subjunctive (compact form), 'quasi che' + subjunctive (connective form), 'come se' + subjunctive (standard), and gerundio for manner. The indicative is never used after 'come se', 'quasi', or 'quasi che'.

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Il protagonista taceva, ___ le parole si fossero esaurite dentro di lui.