LessonsFaṣl and Waṣl: Definitions, Sentence Coordination, and the Requirement of a Common LinkQuiz

إِنْ قُصِدَ تَشْرِيكُ الثَّانِيَةِ لَهَا فِي حُكْمِهِ
If the second clause is meant to share the first clause’s grammatical function.

Where the first clause has a syntactic position, the reason for coordination can be to place the second clause in precisely that function. “Zayd writes and composes poetry” groups both verbal predicates under the same subject.

This is coordination to share a grammatical status, not merely a pleasant rhythm or a loose association of two facts. Their identical external function matters even if each clause retains its independent internal structure.

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Coordination for sharing a syntactic function

Faṣl and Waṣl: Definitions, Sentence Coordination, and the Requirement of a Common Link

إِنْ قُصِدَ تَشْرِيكُ الثَّانِيَةِ لَهَا فِي حُكْمِهِ
If the second clause is meant to share the first clause’s grammatical function.

Where the first clause has a syntactic position, the reason for coordination can be to place the second clause in precisely that function. “Zayd writes and composes poetry” groups both verbal predicates under the same subject.

This is coordination to share a grammatical status, not merely a pleasant rhythm or a loose association of two facts. Their identical external function matters even if each clause retains its independent internal structure.