LessonsCompound Phrases in Verbal SentencesQuiz

قَرَأَ إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً
The mosque's imam read a long sermon.

● Verb: قَرَأَ
● Compound subject: إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ
● Compound object: خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً

The adjective طَوِيلَةً belongs with the object and agrees with it. Read the sentence in blocks rather than assigning every word a separate sentence role.

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Both Subject and Object Can Be Compounds

Compound Phrases in Verbal Sentences

قَرَأَ إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً
The mosque's imam read a long sermon.

● Verb: قَرَأَ
● Compound subject: إِمَامُ الْمَسْجِدِ
● Compound object: خُطْبَةً طَوِيلَةً

The adjective طَوِيلَةً belongs with the object and agrees with it. Read the sentence in blocks rather than assigning every word a separate sentence role.