Rule reminder

Modal clauses answer the question 'how?' or 'in what manner?'. Structures covered: 'come se' + congiuntivo (unreal), 'quasi che' + congiuntivo (formal/literary unreal), 'senza' + infinitive (same subject), 'senza che' + congiuntivo (different subjects), modal gerund (simultaneous manner, same subject), 'come' + indicative (real manner), 'nel modo in cui' (real manner), 'alla maniera di' (stylistic imitation).