LessonsCompound Phrases in Verbal SentencesQuiz

A subject or object is not always a single word. A complete phrase may fill that role. First find the verb; then ask who performed the action and what received it. Keep every word belonging to that phrase together.

Sentence
Compound subject
Compound object

فَرِحَ أَخُو حَامِدٍ
أَخُو حَامِدٍ
—

ضَرَبَ زَيْدٌ أَخَا حَامِدٍ
—
أَخَا حَامِدٍ

قَرَأَ إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً
إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ
خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً

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A Whole Phrase Can Fill One Role

Compound Phrases in Verbal Sentences

A subject or object is not always a single word. A complete phrase may fill that role. First find the verb; then ask who performed the action and what received it. Keep every word belonging to that phrase together.

Sentence
Compound subject
Compound object

فَرِحَ أَخُو حَامِدٍ
أَخُو حَامِدٍ
—

ضَرَبَ زَيْدٌ أَخَا حَامِدٍ
—
أَخَا حَامِدٍ

قَرَأَ إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً
إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ
خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً