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Arabic · Grade 9

Refine Grammar and Precise Expression

Learners tighten the grammar that separates good Arabic from very good Arabic: the إِنَّ family and the كَانَ family and the case endings they cause, agreement with non-human plurals, duals and verb-first sentences, and precise word choice among near-synonyms. Every point is practised in short, realistic sentences and then applied to editing a paragraph.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Grammar and precision check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, sort into groups and write a short answer
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What learners will discover

  • Use إِنَّ and its sisters (أَنَّ، لٰكِنَّ، لِأَنَّ، كَأَنَّ، لَعَلَّ): the following noun takes -a and pronouns attach directly (إِنَّهُ، لِأَنَّهَا).
  • Use كَانَ and its sisters (أَصْبَحَ، صَارَ، مَا زَالَ، لَيْسَ): the description (predicate) takes -an / -a.
  • Apply refined agreement: non-human plurals take feminine singular adjectives and verbs, duals agree as duals, and a verb before its subject stays singular.
  • Choose the most precise word among near-synonyms (رَأَى / شَاهَدَ / لَاحَظَ، قَالَ / أَكَّدَ / أَجَابَ، كَبِيرٌ / ضَخْمٌ / وَاسِعٌ) and edit a paragraph for grammatical accuracy and precision.

Lessons

  1. إِنَّ and its sisters 5 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  2. كَانَ and its sisters 5 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  3. Refined agreement 5 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  4. The precise word 5 steps4 practiceabout 31 min
  5. Grammar and precision check 9 questions at the end

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