SImple Sentences/Transcript

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(we see Joji, Ogot, and Cathy)

Joji: Hello, there! How are you? We're so glad you could join us again.

Ogot: Hey! I took a photo of us. Look! (shows photo)

Joji: Wow! That's a really nice photo, Ogot! You have the eye of a photographer!

Marj: Yeah, it looks really nice, Ogot.

Cathy: We all look good in that picture.

Ogot: Oh, I'm going to send this to Mama!

Cathy: You need to have a good caption for that.

Ogot: Right. Good thinking, Cathy. Hmm, what should I write?

Joji: Well, just describe the photo. I think...one sentence should do.

(the word 'sentence' pops up in blue)

Cathy: One sentence. Hmm.

Ogot: I know. 'My friends and I'.

Joji: 'My friends and I'...

Ogot: That's right! Let me type it! 'My friends and I'.

(we see the message typed)

Joji: But, Ogot, that is not a sentence.

Cathy: It's not?

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(we see the word 'sentence' on a red blob)

Joji: Nope, a sentence has a complete thought,

(the words 'has a complete thought' are under 'sentence')

Joji: which means it will tell you everything you need to know. 'My friends and I' sounds more like a subject to me.

(the words 'My friends and I' are under 'sentence', underlined by 'subject' in blue)

Joji: There should be something that tells us about a subject.

Cathy: Subject? What is a subject?

Joji: A subject is the topic in the sentence,

(the words 'the topic in the sentence' are under 'sentence')

Joji: or the doer of the action in the sentence.

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Cathy: Oh, I know, I know! Why don't you type in 'love to sing'?

Ogot: Sounds good! 'Love to sing'.

(we see the message typed)

Cathy: There! You can now send it to-

Joji: But, wait! But, Cathy, that is also not a sentence.

Cathy&Ogot: It's not?

Joji: No. 'Love to sing' is the predicate.

Marj: P-pedicab?

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(we see the word 'predicate' on a red blob)

Joji: Predicate. This tells us something about the subject, that can be an action, or a description.

(the words 'this tells us something about the subject' are under 'sentence')

Ogot: Ah, subject, subj- Aha! How about 'My friends and I love to sing'?

(we see the sentence 'My friends and I love to sing.'' under the picture)

Joji: 'My friends and I love to sing.' Hmm, that's a sentence!

(the sentence 'My friends and I love to sing' is underlined by 'sentence' in blue)

Cathy&Marj&Ogot: Yay!

Joji: It has a subject, and a predicate.

('My friends and I' is underlined by 'subject' in red, and 'love to sing' is underlined by 'predicate' in green)

Cathy: So, a sentence should have a doer, and an action.

Joji: That's right, Cathy.

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Marj: So, what are you waiting for? Type in that sentence and send it to your mama!

Ogot: Here we go! (types message) And...sent!

Joji&Cathy&Marj&Ggot: Yay!

Joji: What about you? Why don't you take a photo with your friends, and then send it to your parents? Make sure to put in a good sentence or two!

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(we see Dr. Keshau and his lab)

Dr. Keshau: (laughs) I am making an experiment! Today, I will prove that the body of a mouse can light up a bulb. (laughs) I will have to observe this experiment, and write down my observations.

(he drops his notes and we see the experiment)

Dr. Keshau: Aha. Wait, it is moving. It is moving! Oh, I have to write that down. (writes) There! 'Is moving'. Wait, it doesn't seem right. It's not a sentence. What 'is moving'? The others might think it's the bulb or the cage! Let me fix it. 'The mouse is moving.' There! I have a doer, the mouse, and the predicate, 'is moving'. Therefore, I have a sentence!

(the words 'The mouse' is underlined by the word 'doer' in blue, while 'is moving' is underlined by 'action' in green)

(we see the bulb light up)

Dr. Keshau: Hey, wait, the bulb. Hey! Hey! I-I-It is light! I-I-I have to write this! 'The bulb'. The bulb. Done. (laughs) Um, wait, wait. This looks wrong. 'The bulb'. What about the bulb? This is not a sentence. I will...add here...an action. 'It is lighting up.' There you go! A subject, 'the bulb', and a predicate, 'is lighting up'.

(the words 'The bulb' is underlined by the word 'subject' in blue, while 'is lighting up' is underlined by 'predicate' in green)

Dr. Keshau: Success! I have my notes here, and a successful exper- Huh? He-he lit up the bulb! U-Using...batteries! The mouse used the batteries.

(the sentence 'The mouse used the batteries.' pops up in blue)

Dr. Keshau: Oh, that is a sentence! The mouse...used...the batteries. (scratches head)

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(we see James Lez Read taking photos)

James: (laughs) Yo, yo, what's up? It's James Lez Read here, and today, I'm going to be showing you photographs that I took, and you're lucky, because you'll be the fi-fi-fi-fi-first people to see those special pictures. (laughs) Why are they special, you ask? Well, it's because they all start with the letter F!

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James: Like this f-f family,

(holds up a family, while the word 'family' pops up in blue)

James: f-f fan,

(holds up a fan, while the word 'fan' pops up in blue)

James: f-f fish,

(holds up a fish, while the word 'fish' pops up in blue)

James: f-f frog,

(holds up a frog, while the word 'frog'' pops up in blue)

James: f-f finger,

(holds up a finger, while the word 'finger' pops up in blue)

James: f-f feet,

(holds up a feet, while the word 'feet'' pops up in blue)

James: and of course, this fi-fi-final face! I'm just kidding, but I also took a picture of the letter...F! Say, do you want to know how to write the letter F? That's great! Let's begin.

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James: Here, are you can see, we start with a straight line. Then, we add one short line on this side, and another one under it. For the small F, we have to draw a bent line like this, then we have to put a short line in the middle. There, easy right?

(the lines move according to James' instructions)

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James: Sounding it out is easy too. Come on, try it! F-f. You just have to purse your lips like this, and blow! F-f. Aha, easy, right? Now, enough of that. Let's have fun. Let's play a game. And in this game, you have to figure out what I'm thinking about. Well, I'll be giving hints though, so don't worry.

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(we see four purple cards)

James: Let's start. This is the first one. (uncovers one card) This is an animal that hops. (uncovers one card) A frog!

(the picture shines, with 'frog' in purple popping up)

James: A frog! How many legs does a frog have?

(the picture shines, with 'frog' in purple popping up)

James: Four! It has four legs! This is the number after four! (uncovers one card) Five!

(the picture shines, with 'five' in purple popping up)

James: This is hot! (uncovers one card) Fire!

(the picture shines, with 'fire' in purple popping up)

James: He is someone who puts out fire! (uncovers one card) Fireman!

(the picture shines, with 'fireman' in purple popping up)

James: This is when we look at when we're singing our national anthem. (uncovers one card) Flag!

(the picture shines, with 'flag' in purple popping up)

James: This is what we call ourselves. (uncovers one card) Filipinos!

(the picture shines, with 'Filipinos' in purple popping up)

James: This is where we can get vegetables. (uncovers one card) Farm!

(the picture shines, with 'farm' in purple popping up)

James: This is what we can eat to be healthy. (uncovers one card) Fruits!

(the picture shines, with 'fruits' in purple popping up)

James: We use this together with a spoon! (uncovers one card) Fork!

(the picture shines, with 'fork' in purple popping up)

James: This is what we eat with our spoon and fork. (uncovers one card) Food!

(the picture shines, with 'food' in purple popping up)

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James: Uh, speaking of food, I have to go buy some. I'm hungry. I'll see you again next time! Bye!

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Joji: A sentence has a complete thought. It will tell you everything you need to know. But a phrase does not have a complete thought. It will only give you either the action, or the doer of the action, but not both. In this picture, I need you to tell me if what I'm going to show you is a sentence or a phrase. Ready?

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Joji: Fiestas are colorful. Is this a sentence, or a phrase? A sentence.

(the word 'sentence' pops up in blue)

Joji: It has a subject, or the topic, fiestas,

(the word 'fiestas ' is underlined by the word 'subject' in red)

Joji: and a predicate, which tells us about the topic, 'are colorful'.

(the word 'are colorful' is underlined by the word 'predicate' in red)

Joji: Fiestas are colorful. How about...this? 'Sleeping on the bench'. Is this a sentence, or a phrase? It's a phrase!

(the word 'phrase' pops up in blue)

Joji: It doesn't have a subject, or the doer of the action. 'Lechon and rice'. Is this a sentence or a phrase? It's a phrase.

(the word 'phrase' pops up in blue)

Joji: How about this? 'Our family went to the fiesta. ' Is this a sentence or a phrase? A sentence.

(the word 'sentence' pops up in blue)

Joji: It has a subject, our family,

(the words 'our family' is underlined by the word 'subject' in red)

Joji: and a predicate, 'went to the fiesta '.

(the word 'went to the fiesta ' is underlined by the word 'predicate' in red)

Joji: And don't forget! Sentences start with a capital letter, and end with a punctuation mark.

(the capital letters and punctuation marks are highlighted in red)

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Ogot: Hey guys! My mama got the photo I sent.

Joji: Really? Why did she say?

Ogot: She said 'You are your friends look very happy.'

Marj: That's a sentence.

Ogot: Can you send more photos?

Joji: Wow, it looks like your mom really enjoyed that photo you sent!

Marj: And your caption!

Cathy: So, are we going to take more photos?

Ogot: Yes.

Joji&Cathy&Marj&Ogot: Yay!

Joji: Hey, thank you for being with us today. We'll see you again next time, and remember, my room is your room.

Joji&Cathy&Marj&Ogot: Goodbye!