Sign it: FUNCTIONAL
Sign it in ASL: I don't understand. Please fingerspell.
(ASL Gloss:)
I-DON'T-UNDERSTAND. FINGERSPELL PLEASE.
(Any word order.)
Sign it in ASL: May I please borrow a computer charger?
(ASL Gloss:)
PLEASE COMPUTER CHARGER ME-BORROW (brows up, head held forward) ?
Or: COMPUTER CHARGER PLEASE ME-BORROW (brows up, head held forward) ?
(Must follow this word order.)
Sign it: Where do you live?
(ASL Gloss:)
YOU LIVE WHERE (brows down, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: My dad likes camping.
(ASL Gloss:)
MY DAD CAMP LIKE.
(Any word order.)
Sign it: Warning. Tomorrow it's going to rain hard and flood.
(ASL Gloss:)
WARNING. TOMORROW RAIN-HEAVY FLOOD WILL.
(Must follow word order.)
Sign it: Please fingerspell the word school.
(ASL Gloss:)
SCHOOL PLEASE FINGERSPELL.
(Must follow same word order.)
Sign it: Please will you give me paper?
(ASL Gloss:)
PAPER PLEASE GIVE-ME (brows up, head held forward) ?
Or: PLEASE PAPER GIVE-ME (brows up, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: When do you go to school? (Word order is important.)
(ASL Gloss:) SCHOOL YOU GO WHEN (brows down, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: My grandma is sick.
(ASL Gloss:)
MY GRANDMA SICK.
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: It's awful! Yesterday there was a hurricane.
(ASL Gloss:)
AWFUL! YESTERDAY HURRICANE.
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it in ASL: Is it my turn?
(ASL Gloss:) MY-TURN (brows up, head held forward)?
Sign-it: Please clean up.
(ASL Gloss:)
PLEASE CLEAN-UP.
(Any word order.)
Sign it: Who is your American Sign Langauge teacher?
(ASL Gloss:) YOUR ASL TEACHER WHO (brows down, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: Where is your uncle?
(ASL Gloss:)
YOUR UNCLE WHERE (brows down, head held forward) ?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: Warning. Tomorrow it's going to rain hard and flood.
(ASL Gloss:)
TOMORROW RAIN-HARD FLOOD WILL.
(Must have same word order. Can nod instead of signing WILL.)
Sign it in ASL: No. Please wait.
(ASL Gloss:) NO. PLEASE WAIT.
(Must sign NO or simply shake your head while signing WAIT. Any word order.)
Sign it: Please stand in a circle.
(ASL Gloss:)
PLEASE STAND-CIRCLE.
Or: PLEASE STAND STAND-CIRCLE.
(Any word order.)
Sign it: Are you sick?
(ASL Gloss:) YOU SICK (brows up, head held forward)?
(Any word order.)
Sign it: Why is your friend absent?
(ASL Gloss:)
YOUR FRIEND ABSENT WHY (brows down, head held forward) ?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: It's awful! Last week an earthquake destroyed many houses.
(ASL Gloss:)
AWFUL! LAST-WEEK EARTHQUAKE. HOUSE MANY DESTROY.
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: Do you have a pencil?
(ASL Gloss:)
fs-Pencil YOU HAVE (brows up, head held forward) ?
Or: PENCIL YOU HAVE (brows up, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign-it: Look at the teacher.
(ASL Gloss:)
TEACHER LOOK-AT (signed towards teacher).
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: Why were you absent yesterday?
(ASL Gloss:) YESTERDAY YOU ABSENT WHY (brows down, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)
Sign it: Does your boyfriend like to cook?
(ASL Gloss:)
YOUR BOYFRIEND COOK LIKE (brows up, head held forward)?
(Any word order.)
Sign it: Does your family have safe shelter?
(ASL Gloss:)
SAFE fs-Shelter YOUR FAMILY HAVE (brows up, head held forward)?
Or: fs-Shelter SAFE YOUR FAMILY HAVE (brows up, head held forward)?
(Must have same word order.)