Sentences and Phrases/Transcript

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(we see Joji with a canvas)

(Nene buzzes)

Joji: Oh, hello there! Nene, say 'Hi' to your friends!

(Nene buzzes)

Joji: Well, we've prepared something for everyone here today, and it's a-

Marj: The poem! Is that the poem?

Joji: Yes, it's a poem that we're going to...

Marj: Read, right?

Joji: Y-Yes, but aside from that, we're also going to add actions to our poem.

Marj: What do you mean, actions?

Joji: Well, we're going to be moving while we're reading it.

Marj: Like a dance?

Joji: Sort of, but not quite. Hey, why don't we read it first, and then you'll get what I mean.

Marj: Okay.

Joji: Ready? Here goes.

♫ Clap your hands, ♫

♫ touch your toes, ♫

♫ turn around, ♫

♫ put your finger on your nose. ♫

♫ Flap your arms, ♫

♫ jump up high, ♫

♫ wiggle your fingers, ♫

♫ and reach for the sky. ♫

Let's read the poem together. You, too! Read along with us. Are you ready?

(they sing the song again)

Marj: Ah, so those are the actions you're talking about. It does look like a dance.

Joji: It does look like a dance. Do you want to give it a try?

Marj: Sure!

Joji: Great! Let's all do it with actions! Are you ready?

(they sing it again)

Marj: That was fun, Joji! Did you write all these sentences?

Joji: I did not write these lines.

Marj: You mean, these sentences.

Joji: Are you sure they're sentences?

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(on a red blob, we see 'sentence' and its definition)

Marj: A...sentence. A group of words that has a complete thought, right?

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Joji: Right. 'Clap your hands. Touch your toes. Put your finger on your nose.' They do have a complete thought.

Marj: A sentence begins with a big letter.

Joji: A big letter. 'Clap your hands. Touch your toes.' They do begin with capital letters!

Marj: Ha! See? Sentences will also tell us everything we need to know about something or someone.

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Marj: And lastly, sentences end with punctuation ma-

Joji: Punctuation mark! That's it!

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Joji: A sentence should end with a punctuation mark!

Marj: And these...don't have any punctuation marks!

Joji: Exactly! That's what's missing! Punctuation marks!

Marj: I see! So, these are not sentences.

Joji: Well, they're not sentences yet, but we can turn them into sentences with...this!

(holds marker and adds period)

Marj: A punctuation mark! Can I also add punctuation marks to the other lines?

Joji: Of course! Go ahead! Turn them into sentences.

(Marj adds periods)

Marj: There! 'Clap your hands. Touch your toes. Turn around, put a finger on your nose. Flap your arms. Jump up high. Wiggle your fingers, and reach for the sky.' They all have one complete thought. Begin with a capital letter, and end with a punctuation mark.

Joji: Now we have...sentences!

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(on a red blob, we see 'sentence' and a girl with a lightbulb)

Marj: A sentence has a complete thought, which means it will tell you everything you need to know, but...

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(on a red blob, we see 'phrase' and a girl without one)

Marj: A phrase? Nuh-uh. It will make you ask...'what?'

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(on a red blob, we see 'sentence')

Marj: Here are some examples of sentences.

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Marj: 'Put your finger on your nose.' (laughs) It is a sentence because we can answer the questions 'What is the action?', which is 'Put your finger on your nose.', and it also answers the question 'Who is going to do the action?', which is...you! It's complete.

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(on a red blob, we see 'phrase')

Marj: This is a phrase.

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Marj: 'Your nose'. It has no complete thought, because we cannot tell what the action is. It just says 'your nose'. What am I gonna do with my nose?

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Marj: Here is another exmaple of a sentence.

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Marj: 'Nene is eating fruits.' (laughs) It tells us 'What is the action?' and 'Who is doing the action?'

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Marj: This is a phrase. 'Eating fruits'. It does tell us what the action is, but...it does not say who is doing the action!

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(we see Chef Ling in his kitchen)

Chef Ling: Ciao! I am Zhef Lingua-Linguahe, in zhort, Zhef Ling. I'm here how to teach you...wordz.

(the word 'words' pops up in green)

Chef Ling: You zee, you zee, you heard that right. We will be making two rezipes of wordz. Firzt is this zweet and zpicy zentenze,

(the word 'sentence' pops up in green)

Chef Ling: and then, we'll have the plain and pure phrase.

(the word 'phrase' pops up in green)

Chef Ling: For both rezipez, we will need ze most important ingredientz, wordz. Oh my wordz! 'Zhef Leng is ze greatezt zhef.' Read that with me, 'Zhef Leng is ze greatezt zhef.'

(the spatula serves the sentence)

Chef Ling: You zee? In cooking up a sentence, you need three ztepz. One, uze a capital letter at the beginning. Two, add a punctuation mark in ze end. And lazt, but definitely not ze leazt, it muzt have a complete...thought. Now, let'z have our next dizh. Zis is a phraze. 'Your zhef.'

(the spatula serves the sentence)

Chef Ling: Plain and zimple. You put together some wordz, and it doezn't need to make any zenze. You zee? Thiz iz the important differenze between theze two rezipez. A zentenze will tell you everything you about zomething, but a phraze? Wha-a-at? Very zimple, no? A zentenze haz a complete thought. A phraze haz noc omplete thought. Now that I taught you these two delicioso rezipiez, why don't you try writing zem down. Zentenze and phraze. You will be dleighted. ''Ciao! Ciao! Ciao!''

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Joji: Sentence or phrase? Clap three times if you think the words form a sentence,

(claps thrice)

Joji: and clap once if you think it's a phrase.

(claps once)

Joji: Are you ready?

(we see a sentence)

Joji: 'Ogot is sleeping.' (pause) It's a sentence.

(we see a sentence)

Joji: 'Marj is reading a book.' (pause) Another sentence!

(we see a phrase)

Joji: 'Chairs and tables'. (pause) This is definitely a phrase.

(we see a sentence)

Joji: 'Nene is flying around.' (pause) It's a sentence!

(we see a phrase)

Joji: 'The banana and langka.' (pause) That's right! It's a phrase.

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(in the forest, James catches a inchworm)

James: Aha! Hello, there, itsy bitsy inchworm! Oh, hey, it's James Lez Read here, and I'm trying to catch inchworms. You see, 'inchworms' start with the letter I, and that's what we're going to talk about. The sound of the letter I. Inchworm. 'I'. 'i.' 'inchworm'.

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(we see an igloo and an insect)

James: 'Igloo' and 'insect',

(we see aking and a woman singing)

James: 'king' and 'sing',

(we see a winner and a pin)

James: 'win' and 'pin',

(we see a ring and a wing)

James: 'ring' and 'wing',

(we see a bin and a bill

James: 'bin' and 'bill',

(we see a wig and a twig)

James: 'wig' and 'twig',

(we see someone sitting and the number six)

James: 'sit' and 'six',

(we see a thin man and a thimble)

James: 'thin' and 'tin',

(we see a hip and a lip)

James: 'hip and 'lip'.

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James: Now, that's the sound of the letter I, 'i'! Now, let me sit, and rest my lips, and teach you how to write the letter I.

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James: You just have to start on top, then go-o-o-o down. You can also draw two lines on top like this, and anothe rone liike this. There!

(the capital I is drawn)

James: For the small letter I, we just have to draw a small line like this, and put a dot on top. Easy, right?

(the small I is drawn)

James: Now, let's practice writing it.

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(we see a man with a yellow shirt)

James: This is my friend Ian. Ian is a name of a person, so we have to write a big letter I for it.

(we see the province Iloilo)

James: Now, this is Iloilo, a province here in the Philippines! It's a name of a place. That's why we have to write the big letter I. Write it with me. Iloilo.

(we see the province Ilocos)

James: And another province, Ilocos. Let's write the big letter I. Ilocos.

(we see a pin)

James: Now here, let's put the small letter I. Pin. Pin.

(we see a pair of wings)

James: Wings! Wings!

(we see a fish)

James: Fish! Fish!

(we see a zipper)

James: Zipper! Zipper!

(we see the number six)

James: Six! Six!

(we see a pink crayon)

James: Pink! Pink!

(we see everything)

James: There! All complete! Thanks for your help!

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Joji: Now you know the difference between a sentence and a phrase. A phrase will make you ask for more information, while a sentence will tell you everything you need to know. Well, thank you so much for being with us today. We'll see you again next time, and remember, my room is your room. Goodbye!