Progression P5 — Social Issues and Opinions
Read social-issues texts (R1–R4), identify the concession-refutation architecture (R3), and choose concession-indicative versus subjunctive in a Paper 2 Q4 gap-fill.
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+ indicative.
Concession.
Concession.
Refutation.
Refutation.
Subjunctive trigger.
Subjunctive trigger.
Subjunctive trigger.
After a concession.
After a trigger.
→ indicative.
→ subjunctive.
Deduce from context.
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قِرَاءَةُ بِنْيَةِ الحُجَّةِ وَتَمْيِيزُ التَّسْلِيمِ مِنَ النَّصْبِ
Identify concession and refutation markers, read their function, and choose the indicative after a concession versus the subjunctive after a trigger.
What does the structure communicate?
Which word or ending changes?
What must match the noun or person?
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Concession → indicative تُوَفِّرُ.
Refutation with غَيْرَ أَنَّ.
Trigger → subjunctive تَتَّخِذَ.
صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ · لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّ
A concession admits the opposing point.
غَيْرَ أَنَّ · مَعَ ذٰلِكَ
A refutation answers the concession.
صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ + مُثْبَتٌ
The conceded situation is real, so indicative.
يَتَطَلَّبُ / يَنْبَغِي / لِكَيْ + مَنْصُوبٌ
The trigger forces the fatḥa.
| Context | Marker | Verb form |
|---|---|---|
| Concession | صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ | indicative |
| Refutation | غَيْرَ أَنَّ | (links clauses) |
| Necessity trigger | يَتَطَلَّبُ / يَنْبَغِي أَنْ | subjunctive |
| Purpose trigger | لِكَيْ | subjunctive |
When a writer includes صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ or لَا يُمْكِنُ إِنْكَارُ أَنَّ, they are engaging with the opposing view before answering it — a sign of a nuanced, persuasive text. Spotting the concession-refutation pair tells you how the argument is built, not just what it claims.
After a concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ) the verb describes a real situation, so it is indicative: صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ. After a subjunctive trigger (يَتَطَلَّبُ / يَنْبَغِي / لِكَيْ) the verb takes a fatḥa: مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ الحُكُومَةُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ. Identify which context the gap sits in, then choose the form.
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اِخْتَرْ جُزْءًا مِنْ كُلِّ قَائِمَةٍ.
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Fix the concession gap
Choose the correct verb form after صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ — a real situation is indicative.صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ تَتَّخِذَ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ لِدَعْمِ الفُقَرَاءِ.
صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ ← مُثْبَتٌA concession describes a real situation, so the verb is indicative: تَتَّخِذُ.
Fix the subjunctive gap
Choose the correct verb form after the trigger.يَتَطَلَّبُ تَحْقِيقُ العَدَالَةِ أَنْ تُعِيدُ الدَّوْلَةُ تَوْزِيعَ الفُرَصِ.
أَنْ ← مَنْصُوبٌA subjunctive trigger forces the fatḥa: تُعِيدَ.
Judge the argument
Choose the accurate description of the text's argument structure.النَّصُّ يَقُولُ: «صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ المُعِيقَاتِ البِنْيَوِيَّةَ لَا تَزَالُ قَائِمَةً.»
The concession (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ) plus the refutation (غَيْرَ أَنَّ) make it a balanced argument.
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Spot the concession and refutation, read their function, and choose the indicative after a concession versus the subjunctive after a trigger.
Spot the concession and refutation, read their function, and choose the indicative after a concession versus the subjunctive after a trigger.
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صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ تَتَّخِذَ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ.
صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الحُكُومَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ.
A concession describes a real situation, so the verb is indicative: تَتَّخِذُ.
مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ تَتَّخِذُ الحُكُومَةُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ.
مِنَ الضَّرُورِيِّ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ الحُكُومَةُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ.
A subjunctive trigger forces the fatḥa: تَتَّخِذَ.
«صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ» يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الكَاتِبَ يَتَجَاهَلُ الرَّأْيَ الآخَرَ.
«صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ» يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّ الكَاتِبَ يُسَلِّمُ بِالرَّأْيِ الآخَرِ قَبْلَ الرَّدِّ عَلَيْهِ.
A concession engages with the opposing view; it does not ignore it.
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تَقُولُ المُدَرِّبَةُ: قِرَاءَةُ النُّصُوصِ الجَدَلِيَّةِ تَتَطَلَّبُ أَنْ تُمَيِّزَ لَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الكَاتِبُ فَحَسْبُ، بَلْ كَيْفَ يَبْنِي حُجَّتَهُ. الكَاتِبُ الَّذِي يَسْتَعْمِلُ «صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ» يُسَلِّمُ بِالرَّأْيِ الآخَرِ قَبْلَ الرَّدِّ عَلَيْهِ، وَهٰذَا يَدُلُّ عَلَى نُضْجٍ فِكْرِيٍّ. ابْحَثْ عَنِ التَّسْلِيمِ ثُمَّ عَنِ الرَّدِّ بِـ«غَيْرَ أَنَّ». وَفِي مِلْءِ الفَرَاغِ، إِذَا جَاءَ الفِعْلُ بَعْدَ «صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ» فَهُوَ مُثْبَتٌ لِأَنَّهُ يَصِفُ وَاقِعًا، أَمَّا بَعْدَ «يَتَطَلَّبُ» أَوْ «لِكَيْ» فَهُوَ مَنْصُوبٌ. حَدِّدِ القَرِينَةَ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ اخْتَرِ الصِّيغَةَ.
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اِضْغَطْ لِاخْتِيَارِ سُؤَالٍ.
أَيْنَ التَّسْلِيمُ؟
Concession«صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ» تَسْلِيمٌ بِرَأْيٍ حَقِيقِيٍّ.
صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ → indicativeوَهَلِ الحُجَّةُ مُتَوَازِنَةٌ؟
Balanceنَعَمْ، لِأَنَّهَا تُسَلِّمُ ثُمَّ تَرُدُّ بِـ«غَيْرَ أَنَّ» عَلَى المُعِيقَاتِ البِنْيَوِيَّةِ.
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Write an eighty to ninety word R3 analysis of the reading text. State whether the argument is balanced or one-sided, and support your judgement with at least two structures from the text (a concession, a refutation, or a trigger).
أَرَى أَنَّ حُجَّةَ الكَاتِبِ مُتَوَازِنَةٌ، وَلَيْسَتْ أُحَادِيَّةً. فَهُوَ يُسَلِّمُ أَوَّلًا بِرَأْيٍ حَقِيقِيٍّ حِينَ يَقُولُ «صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ الدَّوْلَةَ تَتَّخِذُ إِجْرَاءَاتٍ لِدَعْمِ الفُقَرَاءِ»، وَهٰذَا التَّسْلِيمُ يَدُلُّ عَلَى نُضْجٍ فِكْرِيٍّ. ثُمَّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى هٰذَا التَّسْلِيمِ بِـ«غَيْرَ أَنَّ المُعِيقَاتِ البِنْيَوِيَّةَ لَا تَزَالُ تَحُولُ دُونَ تَكَافُؤِ الفُرَصِ»، فَيُوَازِنُ بَيْنَ الإِنْجَازِ وَالنَّقْصِ. كَمَا يَسْتَشْهِدُ بِالبَاحِثِينَ وَيَخْتِمُ بِرَابِطٍ خِتَامِيٍّ وَفِعْلٍ مَنْصُوبٍ. وَبِنَاءً عَلَى مَا سَبَقَ، أَعُدُّ النَّصَّ نَمُوذَجًا لِلْحُجَّةِ المُتَوَازِنَةِ.
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Identify one concession and one refutation in the text.
Explain what each structure does for the argument.
Write a full R3 answer judging whether the argument is balanced, with two pieces of evidence.
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