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Modal Clauses — Proposizioni Modali·Modal Clauses in Formal Writing: Legal, Academic, Journalistic
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Rule reminder

Formal Italian registers use specific modal constructions: Legal Italian prefers 'in modo tale da/che' and 'senza che' + congiuntivo. Academic Italian uses 'in guisa che' (archaic), 'in modo da' + infinitive for methodological description, and 'come se' + congiuntivo for hypothetical scenarios. Journalistic Italian uses 'come se' for ironic or analytical comparisons and 'senza che' for emphasizing omissions. All require perfect mood/tense agreement.

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LEGAL context: «Il contratto deve essere redatto ___ le parti abbiano piena contezza dei propri obblighi.»

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