Lesson 3 | The Third Pass: Arrows

Quiz

Let’s put your understanding to the test with a little quiz.

The arrow of a relative phrase points from the relative pronoun in the relative phrase to the referent of the relative pronoun.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

A relative phrase uses a:

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

The best English Bible version to use for phrasing is a formal equivalence translation.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

The arrow of a genitive phrase points from the subordinate phrase to its specific head noun in the anchor phrase.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

The arrows for a genitive phrase and for other subordinate phrases are identical except for their color.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

The arrow of a subordinate phrase (except for a genitive or a relative phrase) points to the subordinate phrase from its anchor phrase.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

A genitive phrase uses a:

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Using different colors of arrows gives us an instant visual reminder of the types of phrases in a passage.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

All subordinate phrases belong under their anchor phrase.

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

All subordinate phrases besides genitive and relative phrases use a:

Log in / create an account to enroll or continue where you left off.

Phrasing