Question: If overt «زَيْدٌ» is governed by the second verb, where is the subject of «ضَرَبَنِي»?
Answer: An active verb requires a subject, so the first verb is analyzed with an implicit subject pronoun referring to the later Zayd. This is exactly why precedence and pronoun reference matter in the chapter.
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Tanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One Noun
Question: If overt «زَيْدٌ» is governed by the second verb, where is the subject of «ضَرَبَنِي»?
Answer: An active verb requires a subject, so the first verb is analyzed with an implicit subject pronoun referring to the later Zayd. This is exactly why precedence and pronoun reference matter in the chapter.