Beth in Central TX Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I did not understand the first sentence in question #2 under Text Analysis for Genesis on page 20 in Omnibus I. The question is written as follows (in the student textbook and on the teacher cd): "2. One theologian has said that God's covenant is basically a relationship (or bond) of life or death significance ruled by God. What do you see in these two passages that supports this view?" I thought the sentence was misprinted, so I contact VP to get the edited version. Here's the short response I received: "The sentence is correct as is. Another way to phrase it is that a covenant is a relationship ruled by God that has life or death significance." Okay, the "other phrase" that was provided makes sense; the original sentence is still awkward, and I don't think I would interpret it correctly without the clarification. Of course, this could just be me... If my boys wrote a sentence like that I would mark it as unclear and have them revise it. What are your thoughts? I'm trying to work on grading content and grammar for our high school writing, so I'm interested to hear how you would handle that sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 The first sentence would also be marked as unclear at our house and I actually would challenge the author to do a better job with the second phrasing as well. Clarity is the rule of expository writing at our house. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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