AGE
Grammar Rules & Culture
Listing & Ordering/ Shoulder-Shifting
Signs/Sentences
Grammar Rules & Culture Part 2
100

Where do you sign ages?

on the chin

100

What is a CODA?

Child of a Deaf Adult(s)
100

Sign this phrase: She is mean and he is friendly.

SHE MEAN SHE (SS) HE FRIENDLY HE.

100

Sign an example of a compound sign.

PARENTS

GRANDPARENTS

COUSIN (FEMALE)

COUSIN (MALE)

100

What is an example of ASL grammar structure?

TIME, TOPIC, COMMENT

200

Sign: My cousin is 21.

MY COUSIN HE/SHE 21-YEARS OLD

200

True or False: When 2 people are signing, it is best to duck as you walk through so you do not block their conversation.

False! You do not need to duck! You can walk through quickly between two signers having a conversation

200

Sign this phrase in ASL: He is falling in love. She wants to break up.

HE FALL-IN-LOVE HE (SS) SHE BREAK-UP WANT SHE.

200

What is the difference between the signs: LOVE and LOVE-IT? How do you sign them?

LOVE: Romantic

LOVE-IT: sentimental, favorite, admire

200
The difference between deaf and Deaf

Deaf: Culturally Deaf, interacting with a community, signing ASL

deaf: medical term to describe hearing loss

300

Sign: I learned to drive when I was 16.

PAST, ME 16-YEARS-OLD, DRIVE ME LEARN

300

Name one thing shoulder-shifting/role shifting is used for?

Comparing, contrasting, or separating details

300

Sign this phrase in ASL: He is 34 and she is 36.

HE AGE 34 HE (SS) SHE AGE 36 SHE.

300

Sign this phrase in ASL: Do you want to go on a date? (be sure to include NMS)

DATE YOU WANT GO-TO YOU? (eyebrows up)

300

The signs WORK and WORK HARD differ by which parameters?

MOVEMENT and NMS

400

Sign: I graduated high school when I was 18.

PAST 18-YEARS-OLD, HS ME GRADUATE

400

True or False: If you sign and speak at the same time, you are signing ASL.

False! ASL and speaking English have different grammar structure; therefore you are signing in English order if you are speaking and signing at the same time.

400

Sign this phrase in ASL: My children are 21, 23, and 25.

MY CHILDREN: (REF-HAND) 1. AGE 25, 2. AGE 23, 3. AGE 21.

400

When a sign differs depending on gender, this is called what? 

Gender distinction

400

Sign this phrase in ASL: This is my Aunt Kelly and my Uncle Bob

See teacher

500

Show me a number that uses CUTE + #

13, 14, 15

500

What is the rule called when referring to ages that are less than 10?

Rule of 9

500

Sign this phrase in ASL: I have a dog, a cat, and a fish.

1. DOG, 2. CAT, 3. FISH ME HAVE ME.

500

Sign this phrase in ASL: She is smart, funny, friendly, and outgoing.

SHE (REF-HAND) 1. SMART, 2. FUNNY, 3. FRIENDLY, 4. OUTGOING SHE.

500

Demonstrate 2 ways you can fix a mistake in ASL.

OOPS, WAVE-NO, SLIP-MIND, or UM..UH..