Khabar can be a single word, a complete clause, or a quasi-clausal phrase. Nominal clauses have an internal subject and predicate; verbal clauses a verb and its subject. A linking pronoun connects the clausal predicate to the main mubtadaʾ; it can be overt, concealed, or contextually omitted. Locative expressions have an understood relation, and predicates may be fronted or multiple.
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Types of Khabar and the Linking Pronoun
Khabar can be a single word, a complete clause, or a quasi-clausal phrase. Nominal clauses have an internal subject and predicate; verbal clauses a verb and its subject. A linking pronoun connects the clausal predicate to the main mubtadaʾ; it can be overt, concealed, or contextually omitted. Locative expressions have an understood relation, and predicates may be fronted or multiple.