backward-phrase-with-optionals| Keys | Menu | |
| X | Shift+Alt+Left Arrow or Control+F7 | Structure/Backward/Phrase with Optionals |
| MS | Shift+F7 or Shift+Control+Alt+B | Structure/Backward/Phrase with Optionals |
Bypass all resting places contained within the current structural selection and advance to the previous sibling in a forward preorder traversal of the abstract-syntax tree. If there is no previous sibling, ascend to the enclosing resting place and advance to its previous sibling, etc. This command will insert placeholders for optional constituents.
The command is parser-initiating.