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Form أَ أَمْ Preceds Sentence طالبٌ Wrong Correct

Text The particle أَ preceds one of the two things which the question is asked while أَمْ preceds the other.
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Note position of the word after interrogative (alif ).
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Nominal sentence:
  • أَأَنتَ مُدَرِّسٌ أم طالبٌ؟ (wrong form)
  • أَمدرسٌ أنت أَمْ طالبٌ؟ (correct form)
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Verbal sentence:
  • أَذَهَبْتَ إلي مكَّةَ أَمْ جُدَّةَ؟ (wrong form)
  • أَإِلي مكَّةَ ذَهَبْتَ أمْ جُدَّةَ؟ (correct form)

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