Don't Go Inggo!/Transcript

(we see Inggo with a harvested basket)

Inggo: Lucky ''ako! Hindi ko dapat humihiyak! Ay!''

Karen: Hello, Inggo!

Inggo: Good morning, Karen!

Karen: Um, are you okay? Something does not feel right.

Inggo: Okay? Oo! Everything is okay. Everything is alright.

Karen: Hmm, are you sure you are okay?

Inggo: When I heard my mother talking to my brother,

Karen: Hmm?

Inggo: because something caught my attention.

Karen: Huh?

Inggo: I heard my mother talking to my brother, because soemthing caught my attention.

Karen: Oh, Inggo Uh, uh-I do not undestand you. All you said...were dependent clauses.

(the words 'dependent clauses' appear in yellow)

Inggo: Dependent clauses? I said 'When I heard my mother talking to my brother, because soemthing caught my attention,' I did not say 'dependent clauses'.

Karen: Mm, no, no, I said those lines were all dependent clauses.

Inggo: Dependent clauses? What are those?

Karen: Mm, dependent clauses are only parts...of a complex sentence.

(the sentence 'A dependent clause is only part of a complex sentence.' appears, with 'dependent clause' in yellow)

Inggo: Ah, complex sentence, what is that?

(the words 'complkex sentence' appear in yellow)

Karen: Hmm, a complex sentence...(rooster's call)...consists of one independent clause, and one, or more, dependent clauses.

(the sentence 'A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.' appears, with 'complex sentence' in yellow)

Inggo: Ah, I remember! Independent clauses, um...It has a subject and a predicate, and can stand...alone as a complete sentence.

(the sentence 'Independent clauses have a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence.' appears, with 'independent clauses' in yellow)

Inggo: Like a simple sentence! But, Karen, what I said...has a subject and a predicate!

Karen: Right, Inggo, but, uh...can they stand alone as a complete sentence? Does it make sense? Huh, so what if you heard your mother talking to your brother? Why did it catch your attention, ha? It does not express a complete thought. Dependent clauses have a subject and a predicate, but...cannot stand on its own.

(the sentence 'Dependent clauses have a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.' appears, with 'dependent clauses' in yellow)

Inggo: Aha. (gets notebook)

Karen: Also, all dependent clauses start with a subordinate conjunction.

(the words 'subordinate conjunction' appear in yellow)

Karen: For example, if you want to express time,

(the word '(time)' appears below 'subordinate conjunction')

Karen: you can use 'when', 'before', 'after', and...ah, 'since'!

(the subordinate conjunctions she mentions appear between)

Karen: For places, you can use 'where', ha?

(the subordinate conjunction she mentioned appear between '(place)')

Karen: For reason, 'because'.

(the subordinate conjunction she mentioned appear between '(reason)')

Karen: For purpose, 'so that'.

(the subordinate conjunction she mentioned appear between '(purpose)')

Karen: And lastly, for condition, you can use 'if', 'even if', 'although', and 'as long as'.

(the subordinate conjunctions she mentions appear between '(condition)')

Inggo: Ah. So, 'when I heard my mother talking to my brother' and 'because something caught my attention',

(the clauses appear below, with 'when' and 'because' in yellow)

Inggo: are dependent clauses. They started with the subordinate conjunctions 'when' and 'because'.

.(the words 'when' and 'because' appear in yellow)

Inggo: And you were right, Karen. They do not make sense.

Karen: Right! They did not express a complete thought. That is why I did not understand you. Now, can you tell me, in complex sentences, what you were trying to say earlier?

Inggo: Well, I will try.

Karen: Okay.

Inggo: I was washing breakfast dishes when I heard mother talking to my brother.

(the sentence appears below, with 'when' in yellow)

Karen: Mhmm.

Inggo: Um, they were just talking about...father's job...because something caught my attention! Teka, mali yata yan.

(the sentence appears below, with 'because' in yellow, which is then crossed out)

Karen: You used the wrong subordinate conjunction. (clears throat) This dependent clause calls for one that has a function of time, like...ah, 'until'.

(the word 'until' appears between '(time)')

Karen: You cannot just use any subordinate conjunction. You have to choose the correct subordinate conjunction to express the right meaning.

(the sentence 'Choose the correct subordinate conjunction to express the right meaning.' appears, with 'subordinate conjunction' in yellow)

Inggo: Okay, I think what I meant was 'They were just talking about father's job until something caught my attention.'

(the sentence appears below, with 'until' in yellow)

Karen: Good. Now, what caught your attention?

Inggo: Well, um, I...I heard my mother say that we may leave Barangay Mapagkawanggawa.

(the sentence appears below, with 'that' in yellow)

Karen: Very good, Inggo. Huh, another complex sentence. Why, you're learning here-WHAT?! You are leaving the barangay? Uh, uh-are you sure about that?

Inggo: Yes! We are leaving our barangay! It is the same barangay where I was born! It is the same barangay where I grew up in!

(the twin sentences appear, with both 'wheres' in yellow)

Inggo: Hey! Those are two complex sentences in a row.

Karen: Inggo, are you serious? You are leaving...our barangay?

Inggo: I am-I am not sure. But I heard my mother say these exact words: 'When your father finds a place for us in the city'!

(the clause appears, with 'when' in yellow)

Karen: Are you sure about that? Did you ask your mother about it? You may be wrong, Inggo. What you heard seems to be part of a complex sentence, but you may not have heard everything!

Inggo: No, no, no, I am sure of what I heard. I do not need any explanation.

Karen: (pats Inggo) Well, how do you feel about that?

Inggo: How do I feel about leaving? Nothing!

(the transition this time is a cartoonized version of Inggo at the Manila Bus Terminal)

(we see Inggo and his rapport)

(Inggo cries)

Karen: Oh, Inggo! What is it?

Pablo: Is it true, Inggo? You are really leaving for the city?

Chito: When are you leaving for the city, and why?

Inggo: Because father finds a place for us! (cries)

(the clause appears below, with 'because' in yellow)

Pablo: Huh? You're leaving for the city because father finds a place for you? Ang labo!

Karen: Inggo, remember what I told you about complex sentences?

Inggo: Hmm?

Karen: What you said was another dependent clause. It does not express a complete thought. That is why they cannot understand you. You need to have an independent clause to complete it.

Inggo: What I meant was 'We may leave for the city after father finds a place for us.' (cries)

(the sentence appears below, with 'after' in yellow)

Karen: Hey, hey, hey, cheer up! Inggo may be leaving for the city, but he is still our friend! It just means that we have a friend in the city! Ha?

Chito: That is right. Well, do not forget to write for us, Inggo!

Pablo: And everytime you come and visit us, do not forget our pasulobong!

Karen: Oh!

Chito: And do not forget to tell us about all the places you have been to. And all of the friends you have made!

Karen: Ah! And do not forget to tell your new friends about us. Tell them all about Barangay Makapagkawanggawa.

(Inggo cries)

Karen: Inggo! Inggo! Inggo!

Inggo: Because you will not miss me, even though your friend is leaving!

Karen: But, but, what are you trying to say, Inggo?

Inggo: Ay, ay, ay! Complex sentences! I need to add a dependent clause so that you can undertstand me. 'You cannot wait to see me off', that is an independent clause, 'because you will not miss me!'

(the sentence appears below, with 'because' in yellow)

Inggo: You seem happy, although your friend is leaving!

(the sentence appears below, with 'although' in yellow)

Inggo: That is an independent clause.

Karen: But, but, Inggo, we are really going to miss you! (sighs) When I asked you earlier, about how you felt about leaving, you said...'nothing', so I thought it was completely fine with you. So when I told them about it, we thought that maybe that was how you wanted it. That things will be easier for you if you pretended that it was fine, and that it was...nothing.

Inggo: (cries) I pretended it was nothing, because men should never show emotion!

(the sentence appears below, with 'because' in yellow)

Inggo: But I am going to miss the whole barangay! (cries)

Karen: Oh, Inggo, you should have been true about your feelings! It is okay to express your feelings. Just because you're a man does not mean does not mean that you cannot express it! Mhmm?

Chito: We will lose one of our friends!

Karen: It is not okay, is it?

Pablo: But Inggo, you could not possibly be leaving anytime soon. My mother told me she's putting up a small business with your mother.

Chito: Oh, Maybe it is time to ask your mother about the plans of leaving the city.

Karen: See, Inggo? What you heard was a dependent clause! It was only part of a complex sentence!

Inggo: You are right! Let us go! Let us...talk to my mother!

(transition)

(we see Aling Aurora holding her bag)

Karen: Aling Aurora!

Aling Aurora: Ayan! Karen! Chito! Pablo!

Chito: Magandang hapon.

Pablo: Magandang hapon, po.

Aling Aurora: ''Magandang hapon. Mga bata, parin.''

Inggo: Hello, po.

Aling Aurora: O, bakit, Inggo?

Inggo: ''Nanay? Totoo ba na alis tayo papuntang lusod?''

Aling Aurora: Where did you get that information, Inggo?

Inggo: I heard you arnd Kuya talking about it this morning.

Aling Aurora: Yes, Inggo, we may leave for the city, but we are not sure about that. Your father just wants to spend some time for us. It was supposed to be a surprise for you too, since you've never been to the city.

Inggo: But, nanay, if I remember correctly, you said 'When father finds a place for us in the city'.

(the clause appears below, with 'when' in yellow)

Inggo: I assumed, that after father finds a place for us in the city, we will be leaving our barangay for good!

Aling Aurora: Inggo, you did not hear the whole sentence! I said 'We are going to have that vacation, when father finds a place in the city.'

(the clause appears below, with 'when' in yellow)

Everyone: Oh!

Inggo: Mmm!

Aling Aurora: Your father is looking for his own place. He decided that he should have his own, instead of staying with his relatives. That way, when any of us visits him, we have a place to stay!

Everyone: Ah!

Karen: Good one.

Inggo: That is a good idea!

Aling Aurora: Thank you. That is still indefinite, because we do not have enough money to go there, so you can still stay here as long as you want.

(Inggo claps)

Karen: You see what happens when you do not use complex sentences?

Inggo: Yes, it makes all the difference. Akala ko iiwan na lahat, e.

Karen: Oh, yeah, it's okay, we still have you.

(Inggo cries again)

Karen: Oh, Inggo, what happened? Are you okay? Ooh...what did you hear this time?

Inggo: ''E, wala. Kasi, pinahiwa ako ng ama nanay ko ng kalahating kilo ng sibuyas!''

Karen: Huh?

Inggo: ''Ikaw pala mong hiwala ganon! Di ku pang maluluwa!''

Karen: Ay, oh, thank goodness. Bye, Inggo.