Reading · C1 · Text 12
Steiger
Wenn man ein Steiger werden will, muss man eine Bergschule oder eine Bergfachschule besuchen.
If you want to become a mine foreman, you must attend a mining school or a mining technical school.
Man kann auch ein Studium an einer technischen Hochschule machen.
You can also pursue a degree at a technical university.
Außerdem muss man fit und zuverlässig sein.
In addition, you must be fit and reliable.
3 words above C1
Grammar in this text
Subordinate clause with 'wenn' and verb-final position (including modal verb)
Wenn man ein Steiger werden will
In clauses introduced by 'wenn', the finite verb moves to the end. Here the finite verb is the modal 'will', which follows the infinitive 'werden' (compound verb form).
Main clause with modal verb and infinitive at the end (verb bracket / Satzklammer)
Man kann auch ein Studium an einer technischen Hochschule machen.
The modal verb 'kann' is in second position, the infinitive 'machen' is at the end, creating a bracket that holds the rest of the clause.
Predicative adjective with 'sein' after a modal verb
Außerdem muss man fit und zuverlässig sein.
The adjectives 'fit' and 'zuverlässig' are used predictively with the infinitive 'sein' at the end of the clause, describing the subject.
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