How do I jump backward to the previous sentence?

Explanation

The ( motion moves the cursor backward to the start of the current or previous sentence. It is the counterpart to ) which moves forward.

How it works

• ( jumps to the beginning of the current sentence, or the previous one if already at the start
• Sentences end with ., !, or ? followed by whitespace
• A count like 3( moves back three sentences

Example

First sentence. Second sentence. Third sentence.

With the cursor on Third, pressing ( moves to Second. Pressing ( again moves to First.

Tips

• ) moves forward by sentence
• dis deletes the inner sentence
• das deletes around the sentence (including trailing space)
• vis selects the current sentence