LessonsPractical Exercises with PronounsQuiz

● In this section, we will learn to change different adjectives according to the pronoun chart.
● We will practise replacing explicit nouns in sentences with the correct nominative pronouns.
● We will study in detail the special rule of using a feminine singular pronoun with a non-rational plural.

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Practical Exercises with Pronouns

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1. Practice Applying Pronouns

● In this section, we will learn to change different adjectives according to the pronoun chart.
● We will practise replacing explicit nouns in sentences with the correct nominative pronouns.
● We will study in detail the special rule of using a feminine singular pronoun with a non-rational plural.

2. Practice with Pronouns and Adjectival Nouns

● We need to adapt صَادِقٌ, صَالِحٌ, قَائِمٌ, جَالِسٌ, and بَاكِسْتَانِيٌّ to agree with the pronouns.
● Let us compare the complete forms of صَادِقٌ, 'truthful':
● Note: Since Arabic has no separate detached dual pronoun for the first person, نَحْنُ is also used with dual forms such as صَادِقَانِ and صَادِقَتَانِ.

PronounSingularDualPlural
Third-person masculineهُوَ صَادِقٌهُمَا صَادِقَانِهُمْ صَادِقُونَ
Third-person feminineهِيَ صَادِقَةٌهُمَا صَادِقَتَانِهُنَّ صَادِقَاتٌ
Second-person masculineأَنْتَ صَادِقٌأَنْتُمَا صَادِقَانِأَنْتُمْ صَادِقُونَ
Second-person feminineأَنْتِ صَادِقَةٌأَنْتُمَا صَادِقَتَانِأَنْتُنَّ صَادِقَاتٌ
First-person masculineأَنَا صَادِقٌنَحْنُ صَادِقَانِنَحْنُ صَادِقُونَ
First-person feminineأَنَا صَادِقَةٌنَحْنُ صَادِقَتَانِنَحْنُ صَادِقَاتٌ

3. Comparing the Forms of Other Adjectival Nouns

● Let us see how بَاكِسْتَانِيٌّ, 'Pakistani,' and قَائِمٌ, 'standing,' change in singular and plural:
○ Pakistani:
■ He is Pakistani (masculine singular): هُوَ بَاكِسْتَانِيٌّ
■ She is Pakistani (feminine singular): هِيَ بَاكِسْتَانِيَّةٌ
■ We are all Pakistani (masculine plural): نَحْنُ بَاكِسْتَانِيُّونَ
○ Standing:
■ They are all standing (masculine plural): هُمْ قَائِمُونَ
■ They are all standing (feminine plural): هُنَّ قَائِمَاتٌ
■ We are all standing: نَحْنُ قَائِمُونَ
● Other words, such as صَالِحٌ and جَالِسٌ, change according to the same pattern.

4. Using Pronouns in Place of Explicit Nouns (Part One)

● Let us practise replacing an explicit noun with the correct pronoun:
○ المسلم صادق (masculine singular) -> هُوَ صَادِقٌ
○ المسلمان صادقان (masculine dual) -> هُمَا صَادِقَانِ
○ المسلمون صادقون (masculine plural) -> هُمْ صَادِقُونَ
○ الطالبة مجتهدة (feminine singular) -> هِيَ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ
○ الطالبتان مجتهدتان (feminine dual) -> هُمَا مُجْتَهِدَتَانِ
○ الطالبات مجتهدات (feminine plural) -> هُنَّ مُجْتَهِدَاتٌ
○ الباب مفتوح (masculine singular) -> هُوَ مَفْتُوحٌ
○ البابان مفتوحان (masculine dual) -> هُمَا مَفْتُوحَانِ

5. Using Pronouns in Place of Explicit Nouns (Part Two)

● Here we will study the special rule of using a feminine singular pronoun with a non-rational plural:
○ النافذة مغلقة (feminine singular) -> هِيَ مُغْلَقَةٌ
○ النافذتان مغلقتان (feminine dual) -> هُمَا مُغْلَقَتَانِ
○ الأبواب مفتوحة (non-rational plural) -> هِيَ مَفْتُوحَةٌ (The noun described is a non-rational plural, so the pronoun is feminine singular.)
○ النوافذ مفتوحة (non-rational plural) -> هِيَ مَفْتُوحَةٌ
○ الكتب مفيدة (non-rational plural) -> هِيَ مُفِيدَةٌ
○ السرر جديدة (non-rational plural) -> هِيَ جَدِيدَةٌ
● Note: A non-rational plural, such as أَبْوَابٌ, كُتُبٌ, or سُرُرٌ, always takes the feminine singular pronoun هِيَ.

Practice questions

Question 1

Which pronoun replaces الكتب in "الكتب مفيدة", meaning 'The books are useful'?

  • هِيَ
  • هُمْ
  • هُنَّ

Question 2

When "المسلمون صادقون" is changed to use a pronoun, the correct sentence is "هُمْ صَادِقُونَ."

  • True
  • False

Question 3

Select the correct Arabic equivalent of "We are all Pakistani women."

  • نَحْنُ بَاكِسْتَانِيَّاتٌ
  • نَحْنُ بَاكِسْتَانِيُّونَ
  • أَنَا بَاكِسْتَانِيَّةٌ

Question 4

Match the following sentences with explicit nouns to the corresponding sentences using suitable pronouns:

Question 5

Select the suitable pronoun to replace السرر in "السرر جديدة", meaning 'The beds are new':

  • هِيَ
  • هُمْ
  • هُنَّ

Question 6

Sort the words into their correct grammatical-order groups to make the sentence "She is truthful."

Question 7

Arrange the given words in grammatical order to make the sentence "We are truthful."

Question 8

Select the sentence with the suitable dual pronoun replacing the explicit noun phrase "النافذتان مغلقتان":

  • هُمَا مُغْلَقَتَانِ
  • هِيَ مُغْلَقَتَانِ
  • هُنَّ مُغْلَقَتَانِ

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