A report asserts a relation that may, by its kind, be judged true or false. A non-report or directive performs a request, supplication, or another performative function rather than asserting an ordinary report.
When one clause reports an event while the other requests an action, their discourse functions differ. This can establish complete disjunction. Yet their communicative force must be considered: a past-tense form can sometimes be employed for a supplication rather than ordinary reporting.
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Cases of Faṣl: Clause Relations, Complete Disjunction and Complete Connection
A report asserts a relation that may, by its kind, be judged true or false. A non-report or directive performs a request, supplication, or another performative function rather than asserting an ordinary report.
When one clause reports an event while the other requests an action, their discourse functions differ. This can establish complete disjunction. Yet their communicative force must be considered: a past-tense form can sometimes be employed for a supplication rather than ordinary reporting.