1. Visible case: accusative ʿAmran versus nominative Zaydun.
2. Meaning: Yaḥyā is the eater; the pear is eaten.
3. Context: the surrounding question or discourse already identifies the participant.
The third is an explanatory extension; this section of the book explicitly supplies examples of the first two.
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Subject Rules: Order, Ellipsis and Passive Promotion
1. Visible case: accusative ʿAmran versus nominative Zaydun.
2. Meaning: Yaḥyā is the eater; the pear is eaten.
3. Context: the surrounding question or discourse already identifies the participant.
The third is an explanatory extension; this section of the book explicitly supplies examples of the first two.