Diagramming noun clauses

[@Grace-cx9zu]

Really Great Thank you. The difference between the noun phrase and noun clause is clearly shown in this video.

[@ReflectionsHdmstrss]

Masterful!

[@SichouKuzi]

awesome videos. thanks for sharing. I'm stuck on a couple of sentences; mind if I ask your opinion? two examples, both related, one simplified version and the original. 1. "I don't know how to diagram this sentence." 2. "Understanding how to diagram sentences is an essential skill for advancing your language mastery to the next level." cheers!

[@mrthoth]

Thanks for your comment. The difficulty might be that the sentences you have written has no noun clauses, which is the topic of this video. Instead, they have gerund phrases and infinitive phrases. A video of mine that could help is kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXW1g2CQoNl7d8U . In sentence 1, "How to diagram this sentence" is an infinitive phrase and the direct object of "know". You diagram the "how" as an adverb modifying "to diagram". In sentence 2, "understanding how to diagram sentences" is a gerund phrase and the subject, and "how to diagram sentences" is an infinitive phrase acting as the direct object of "understanding." In addition, "advancing your language master to the next level" is a gerund phrase ("advancing" is the gerund) acting as the object of the preposition "for". Good luck!