Lesson 2 | The Second Pass: Indent
All about Lists
Before I demonstrate how to do the Second Pass in a video, I want to dive a little further into lists. Many have found lists difficult, so I want to explain what a list is and why they are important, and then show you how to make a list in the Phrasing module.
What Is a "List" in Phrasing?
A list is made up of two or more coordinate elements.
But a list is different than simply having two or more phrases in a coordinate relationship. In the latter case, two or more entire phrases are parallel to each other. A list, on the other hand, is two phrases or more coordinate with each other, where the initial phrase is indented within its own phrase.
You can discern the presence of a list when you see the following:
- One subject with multiple verbs, or
- One verb with multiple objects, or
- One preposition with multiple objects.
There are other possibilities, but these three are the most common.
Example
This passage contains an example of #1 (15c-d) and #2 (15e and 15g):
Notice that 15d and 15g don't have arrows. If we drew an arrow from 15d to 15c, for example, that would be inaccurate, because 15d isn't subordinate to 15c. Rather, 15c and d contain two coordinate pieces of the same list.
Why Make a List?
Lists provide greater accuracy in phrasing a passage.
For example, look at what happens if we make Mark 11:15e and 15g coordinate phrases, without a list:
This isn't accurate, since "to drive out" isn't part of the coordinate relationship of 15e and g; rather, only the direct objects "those" are coordinate. But neither is 15g subordinate to 15e; rather, both occurrences of "those" are coordinate with each other.
So "to drive out" should be left on its own, and "those" in 15e should be pushed further to the right on the same line. Then "and those" in 15g should be made coordinate with 15e.
How to Make a List
1. Click on the "Indent within lines" button in the Indent tab of the floating Editing box.
2. Click wherever in the phrase you want to make the indentation.
3. If necessary, drag the indented phrase further to the right, using the tab, so it is far enough away from the beginning of its phrase to make the list obvious. Then click Done in the floating Editing box.
4. Make the other member(s) of the list coordinate with the indented phrase.
5. Indent other phrases as necessary because of the indentations you just made.
If you want to undo making a list, click on the "Indent within lines" button again, and then drag the tab to the left until it disappears.
Note: When adding arrows for the Third Pass, don't add an arrow connecting the second member of the list (or the third, and so on) to the first. Remember, members of lists are coordinate with each other, not subordinate.