My American Sign Language final is coming up! Can you help?

Question

I need help with sentnce structure. I tend to sign exact english and I don't want to do that for that test. That's the only question I can think of right now.

*sentence
oops! Wow that was a silly mistake!

Answer 1

Time signs are signed first if there is one; otherwise, your topic is first. All your 'wh' signs are at the end. If you're speaking in past tense, you sign 'finish' before or after the word ie: English: I have seen the movie. ASL: I 'finish' see movie. I see 'finish' movie.

Contrastive Sentence Structure
When you're talking about people, places, or things ("referents") that are not in the immediate signing environment, it is important to establish them in specific locations in the signing space in front of you. You establish them by naming what you are referring to and then designating an imaginary location by pointing to it. You point to this area when you're referring to it. This saves time and also provides a more visual, smooth set-up.

Example, if you set up "Jay" on the right and "Kay" on your left, you should retain the same points of reference as you continue talking about them. As you speak of "Jay" you point to the space on the right and to the left for "Kay".There is no need to say their names again.

As you're talking about a referent, slightly shift your body toward the spot that's designated to that person,place,etc.

Good luck on your test! Hope this helps.

Answer 2

sure try spelling sentence correct

Answer 3

http://www.lessontutor.com/eesASLIntro.html