LessonsPredicate-Related Phrases in Nominal SentencesQuiz

A prepositional phrase or an adverb may be a predicate, but it is not the subject. When a nominal sentence begins with one of these phrases, look after it for the subject.

Sentence
Fronted predicate
Subject

فِي الْبَيْتِ رَجُلٌ
فِي الْبَيْتِ
رَجُلٌ

مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرٌ
مَعَ الْعُسْرِ
يُسْرٌ

فِي الْجِسْمِ مُضْغَةٌ
فِي الْجِسْمِ
مُضْغَةٌ

لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ
لَهُمْ
عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ

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Finding the Subject After an Initial Phrase

Predicate-Related Phrases in Nominal Sentences

A prepositional phrase or an adverb may be a predicate, but it is not the subject. When a nominal sentence begins with one of these phrases, look after it for the subject.

Sentence
Fronted predicate
Subject

فِي الْبَيْتِ رَجُلٌ
فِي الْبَيْتِ
رَجُلٌ

مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرٌ
مَعَ الْعُسْرِ
يُسْرٌ

فِي الْجِسْمِ مُضْغَةٌ
فِي الْجِسْمِ
مُضْغَةٌ

لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ
لَهُمْ
عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌ