Eliminating the universal F does not eliminate the need for some tie between a and the trope, and that tie is itself a further relational entity requiring grounding, as Maurin argues in her work on trope theory.

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Maurin, Barbara(referenced as an authority on trope theory): A contemporary philosopher who specializes in trope theory and metaphysics, particularly in studying how individual properties relate to objects and what makes them exist.
Relational entity(as used in metaphysics and ontology): Something that only exists or has meaning in relation to other things (like 'parent' only makes sense in relation to 'child').
grounding(Drawn from contemporary metaphysics; proposed as potentially applicable to understanding the foundations of legality.): A metaphysical relation in which some entities or facts are more foundational than others, providing a hierarchical structure of the world.
trope(Trope theory alternative to immanent realism about universals): A particular, spatiotemporally located instance or 'case' of a property or relation, as opposed to a repeatable universal.

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