LessonsSupplementary Practice 1: Applied Analysis of Faṣl, Waṣl, Ījāz and IṭnābQuiz

﴿كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا﴾
Eat, drink, and do not be excessive. (al-Aʿrāf 7:31)

The first two expressions are commands and the third is a prohibition. All belong to directive inšāʾ and form a coherent instruction about consumption. Their coordination is therefore natural.

The agreement or difference between declarative and non-declarative clauses must be assessed by both grammatical form and communicative function. Formal difference alone does not always entail complete disjunction.

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Declarative and non-declarative: beyond surface form

Supplementary Practice 1: Applied Analysis of Faṣl, Waṣl, Ījāz and Iṭnāb

﴿كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا﴾
Eat, drink, and do not be excessive. (al-Aʿrāf 7:31)

The first two expressions are commands and the third is a prohibition. All belong to directive inšāʾ and form a coherent instruction about consumption. Their coordination is therefore natural.

The agreement or difference between declarative and non-declarative clauses must be assessed by both grammatical form and communicative function. Formal difference alone does not always entail complete disjunction.