An analysis of inshāʾ should identify both the grammatical expression and its contextual communicative force. Hal may be a real question or a wish; an imperative may be an order, prayer, threat or statement of equality; a prohibitive form may be used nonliterally; and a declarative sentence may express a blessing.
FormPossible purpose in context
ليت / هل / لوWishing; some may also be ordinary questions
أ / هل / ما / من...Question, eliciting admission, denial, wonder
افعل / لا تفعلCommand/prohibition or prayer, threat, equivalence
Declarative sentenceReport or, in context, blessing and request
Evaluate the form, object of the request, expected answer or action, addressee and contextual clues together. The next chapter, separation and connection (الفصل والوصل), examines the rhetorical relationship between successive clauses.