Skip to lesson content
Miftah Arabic LessonsLearn · Practise · Master
Arabic text size and printing

Exam Skills X9 · Targeted Gap-Filling

X9-L06

Sentence Structure — Nominal & Verbal Sentencesبِنَاءُ الجُمْلَةِ — الاِسْمِيَّةُ وَالفِعْلِيَّةُ

Repair word-order and structure errors: build correct nominal (mubtada + khabar) and verbal (verb + subject + object) sentences.

ListeningReadingSpeakingWriting
01

Orient · target · prepare

Objectives and exam focus

In this lesson you will

  • Diagnose exactly where sentence structure goes wrong for you.
  • Learn the rule from wrong/right examples.
  • Drill the rule until it is automatic.
  • Apply the rule across all four skills and log the fix.

You are exam-ready when…

Tick each as you secure it.

02

The gap & the rule

A **nominal** sentence starts with a noun: مُبْتَدَأ + خَبَر (البَيْتُ كَبِيرٌ). A **verbal** sentence starts with a verb: فِعْل + فَاعِل + مَفْعُول (يَقْرَأُ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَ). Keep the order and the agreement.

03

See the rule in action

Wrong → right

WrongRightRule
كَبِيرٌ البَيْتُالبَيْتُ كَبِيرٌnominal: subject then predicate
الوَلَدُ يَقْرَأُ الكِتَابَ الوَلَدُيَقْرَأُ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَverbal: verb + subject + object
الطُّلَّابُ يَذْهَبُونَالطُّلَّابُ يَذْهَبُونَplural subject → plural verb (correct)
أَنَا سَعِيدٌ جِدًّا هُوَأَنَا سَعِيدٌ جِدًّاno extra subject at the end
04

Recognise · reuse

Correct-forms vault

Correct forms to keep6 terms
البَيْتُ كَبِيرٌthe house is big (nominal)
يَقْرَأُ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَthe boy reads the book (verbal)
الطُّلَّابُ مُجْتَهِدُونَthe students are hard-working
تَلْعَبُ البِنْتُ فِي الحَدِيقَةِthe girl plays in the garden
المُعَلِّمُ فِي الفَصْلِthe teacher is in the class
أَكَلَ الأَوْلَادُ الطَّعَامَthe boys ate the food
Repair drill

Fourteen mixed-retrieval rounds drilling this rule — a wrong answer costs a life.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

06

Listening — spot the correct form

Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer.

Listen for the rule

Choose the correct option

5 marks
Listening script

تَقُولُ المُعَلِّمَةُ: الجُمْلَةُ الاِسْمِيَّةُ تَبْدَأُ بِاسْمٍ: (الطَّقْسُ جَمِيلٌ). وَالجُمْلَةُ الفِعْلِيَّةُ تَبْدَأُ بِفِعْلٍ: (يَلْعَبُ الأَطْفَالُ). حَافِظْ عَلَى التَّرْتِيبِ، وَاجْعَلِ الفِعْلَ يُطَابِقُ فَاعِلَهُ فِي العَدَدِ.

1What does a nominal sentence begin with?

2What does a verbal sentence begin with?

3Example of a nominal sentence:

4What must you keep?

5The verb must agree with its subject in…

0/5
07

Reading — apply the rule

بِنَاءُ الجُمْلَةِ الصَّحِيحُ يَجْعَلُ كَلَامَكَ وَاضِحًا. عِنْدَمَا تَعْرِفُ الفَرْقَ بَيْنَ الاِسْمِيَّةِ وَالفِعْلِيَّةِ، تَخْتَارُ التَّرْتِيبَ المُنَاسِبَ وَلَا تُكَرِّرُ الفَاعِلَ. ابْدَأْ بِجُمَلٍ قَصِيرَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ، ثُمَّ اربِطْهَا بِرَوَابِطَ لِتُكَوِّنَ فِقْرَةً مُتَمَاسِكَةً.

Read for the rule

Prove each answer from the text

5 marks
1What does correct sentence structure make your speech?

2Knowing the two types lets you…

3What should you not do?

4How should you begin?

5How do you form a cohesive paragraph?

0/5
08

Say it correctly

Speak — use the rule

Prompts

  1. قُلْ جُمْلَةً اسْمِيَّةً وَجُمْلَةً فِعْلِيَّةً عَنْ يَوْمِكَ.
    Say one nominal and one verbal sentence about your day.
  2. صِفْ صَفَّكَ بِجُمَلٍ قَصِيرَةٍ صَحِيحَةٍ.
    Describe your classroom in short, correct sentences.

Model exchange

Examiner

صِفْ يَوْمَكَ بِجُمَلٍ صَحِيحَةٍ.

Question
You

المَدْرَسَةُ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ بَيْتِي. يَبْدَأُ يَوْمِي فِي السَّابِعَةِ. يَشْرَحُ المُعَلِّمُ الدَّرْسَ، وَيَكْتُبُ الطُّلَّابُ المُلَاحَظَاتِ. أَنَا سَعِيدٌ فِي مَدْرَسَتِي.

Nominal + verbal, correct order
09

Write — apply the rule

Task

Write about 80–90 words about your school day, using at least two nominal and two verbal sentences with correct order and agreement. Then check each sentence type.

  • Apply the target rule correctly throughout.
  • Use at least two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
  • Check agreement, verb forms and spelling.
  • Write 80–90 words.
Reveal a model answer

مَدْرَسَتِي كَبِيرَةٌ وَجَمِيلَةٌ، وَهِيَ قَرِيبَةٌ مِنْ بَيْتِي. يَبْدَأُ يَوْمِي فِي السَّابِعَةِ صَبَاحًا. يَشْرَحُ المُعَلِّمُ الدَّرْسَ بِوُضُوحٍ، وَيَكْتُبُ الطُّلَّابُ المُلَاحَظَاتِ فِي دَفَاتِرِهِمْ. فِي الاِسْتِرَاحَةِ نَلْعَبُ فِي السَّاحَةِ، ثُمَّ نَعُودُ إِلَى الفُصُولِ. أَنَا سَعِيدٌ فِي مَدْرَسَتِي لِأَنَّ المُعَلِّمِينَ مُتَعَاوِنُونَ. أَحْرِصُ عَلَى أَنْ تَكُونَ كُلُّ جُمْلَةٍ صَحِيحَةَ التَّرْتِيبِ، وَأَنْ يُطَابِقَ الفِعْلُ فَاعِلَهُ.

0 words

Your work stays in this browser unless you clear it.

Not yet marked complete.
10

Diagnose · correct · remember

Fix log

11

Reflection

One rule locked in

Not yet marked complete.