Reading · C2 · Text 13
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 C2
Grammar in this text
Verb-second inversion after a fronted subordinate clause
Wenn man ein Steiger werden will, muss man eine Bergschule oder eine Bergfachschule besuchen.
The subordinate clause (Wenn...) occupies the first field of the sentence, so the finite verb of the main clause (muss) directly follows the comma, and the subject (man) moves after it.
Inversion after a sentence-initial adverb (Conjunktionaladverb)
Außerdem muss man fit und zuverlässig sein.
The adverb 'Außerdem' at the beginning triggers subject-verb inversion: the finite verb 'muss' appears before the subject 'man'.
Modal verb + bare infinitive of the copula 'werden' with a predicative noun
ein Steiger werden will
In the subordinate clause, 'will' (from 'wollen') is the conjugated modal verb and 'werden' is the bare infinitive, expressing the intention to become a certain role; 'ein Steiger' is the predicative noun.
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