Grammar 37 · Sie sollen heute kommen · Grammar

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Sie sollen heute kommen

Advice and instructions from someone else

Someone tells you what to do

reports advice or an instruction from someone else: . expresses a necessity; can tell you what another person recommends or expects. The strength depends on context — it is not automatically a gentle suggestion.

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Use the familiar modal frame

The modal changes for the subject. The main activity is an infinitive at the end: . A negative instruction uses or as appropriate: , .

Ask what the other person wants

asks what you are expected to say. checks an instruction. You can report someone’s words as direct sentences without needing a new subordinate-clause rule: .

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