terms

Question 1

epistemic modality

Answer 1

degree of truth (possibility, etc.)

Question 2

intrinsic modality

Answer 2

certainty, necessity, permission

Question 3

predication

Answer 3

= the act of stating or asserting sth about the subject

• typically includes the verb (central component) and other elements that provide info about the subject
• in syntax: the grammatical relationship between the subject and the predicate in the sentence structure