Modality
That clause: they are finite, marked for tense or morality modality, and they have a subject.
I saw the above text in one of the videos of complement clauses.
What does modality mean here? Would you please explain with an example?
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0JigneshbharatiWhat does modality mean here?
My guess is that they're just talking about verb phrases that start with a modal verb (can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must). They're saying that such constructions are "marked for modality".
Without a modal verb, you have what they call a verb phrase "marked for tense".
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