The TextObjects plugin provides actions to select text. Currently it supports selecting words, sentences, paragraphs, code blocks, quotes, and comments.

To start using the plugin, bind a shortcut to the "Start TextObjects input handler". Then, to select a text object:

Press the shortcut created above.
Then press 'a' or 'i' for a-object or in-object respectively.
Finally, press an object shortcut. The table below shows the shortcuts and their corresponding text blocks.

Shortcut Key	Text Object
w	Word
s	Sentence
p	Paragraph
{ or ( or [or ] or } or )	Block - (entered character determines the type of block to select)
" or ' or `	Quote - (entered character determines the quote block to select)
c	Comment