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grammatical relation vs modality

modality vs grammatical relation

grammatical relation and modality both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grammatical relation Yes No No No
modality Yes No No No
As nouns, modality is a hyponym of grammatical relation; that is, modality is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grammatical relation:
  • grammatical relation: a linguistic relation established by grammar
  • modality: verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
grammatical relation (noun) modality (noun)
a linguistic relation established by grammar a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
a particular sense
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Difference between grammatical relation and modality

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