Arabic and English Sentence Patterns: A Comparative Guide

28 | P a g e EXAMPLES (( ﻣﻮﺳﻜﻮ ﺗﻘﻮل إﻧﮭﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺤﻤﻞ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪات إﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿﺔ )) .۱ “Moscow says that it [helicopter] was carrying humanitarian aid ” 52 (( ﻛﺎﻧﻮا ﯾﻌﺎﻣﻠﻮﻧﻨﺎ ﻛﺎﻟﻌﺒﯿﺪ )) .۲ “They were treating us like slaves” 53 (( اﻋﺘﻘﺪت أﻧﮭﺎ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺗﺸﺎرك ﺑﻤﺰﺣﺔ ﺗﻠﻔﺰﯾﻮﻧﯿﺔ )) .۳ “She believed that she was participating in a televised prank” (( وَﻓﯿﻤﺎ اﻟﻨّﺎسُ ﻧِﯿﺎمٌ . . . ﺟﺎءَتْ ﺳﺎﺣِﺮةٌ إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻤَﺪﯾﻨَﺔِ. )) .٤ ﻟِﺠُﺒﺮان ﺧﻠﯿﻞ ﺟُﺒﺮان (( اﻟﻤﻠﻚ اﻟﺤﻜﯿﻢ )) “While the people were sleeping . . . a witch came to the city.” Koury, Reader 47. 3