LessonsRational Figurative Predication: Relations and Contextual IndicationsQuiz

Before classifying a sentence, follow four steps.

1. Identify the verb or action-meaning and its overt bearer.
2. Determine the bearer to which the action properly belongs.
3. Explain the association—patient, agent, verbal noun, time, place, cause, or another supported relation.
4. Identify the contextual indication and account for the speaker's apparent belief.

For “بَنَى الْأَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةَ,” show how the prince is connected to the actual builders before treating the sentence as causal figurative predication. The mere occurrence of “prince” as subject is not a complete analysis.

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A method for identifying rational figurative usage

Rational Figurative Predication: Relations and Contextual Indications

Before classifying a sentence, follow four steps.

1. Identify the verb or action-meaning and its overt bearer.
2. Determine the bearer to which the action properly belongs.
3. Explain the association—patient, agent, verbal noun, time, place, cause, or another supported relation.
4. Identify the contextual indication and account for the speaker's apparent belief.

For “بَنَى الْأَمِيرُ الْمَدِينَةَ,” show how the prince is connected to the actual builders before treating the sentence as causal figurative predication. The mere occurrence of “prince” as subject is not a complete analysis.