1st
Let's apply this tool to Gen. 1:1;
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Now, let's REDUCE this verse down to it's lowest common denominator: i.e. isolate & extract the simple clause;
then ask1./ What did God create ? ANS. = Heaven & Earth.
2./ When did God create these things ? ANS. = " In the beginning "
3./ This results in the simplest form of interpretation/of interpreting the Word of God:
4./ This type of interpretation could easily be understood as - Grammatical Interpretation.
2nd
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE/SIMPLE CLAUSE delimma
A./ A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. e.g.
A./ A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. e.g.
Not that a Simple Sentence is limited to just being a simple " independent clause " however, it can be: which, is where the confusion begins to manifest. The one aspect to bear in mind is that, a Simple Sentence begins with and can be just "a simple independent clause." Thus,
B./ A correct understanding of what a sentence is / is not - or - what it can (or) cannot be, begins 1st with the fact ( and, understanding ) that - A simple sentence is often defined/can be defined as an independent
" simple " clause. e.g.
Thus,
C./ We begin here.
