Please vs. Sorry
Handshape
EARLY
Last Saturday I went to work then I went to the movies.
BEFORE SATURDAY ME GO-TO WORK FINISH GO-TO MOVIE.
Vocabulary:
FAVORITE
Mother vs. Father
Location
SHOES, CARWASH
My mom is a teacher, my dad is a basketball player.
(Hint: Shoulder shift)
MOM TEACHER, DAD BASKETBALL PLAYER
Vocabulary:
FORGET, EXCITED
People moving in line
CL:44
Maybe vs. Balance
Palm Orientation
SHOW, REMEMBER, REALIZE
I'm not going to California, because I'm sick.
(must have rhetorical)
ME NOT-GOING CALIFORNIA. WHY? SICK.
Classifier:
People sit in a circle.
CL: Bent V
Adjust a picture
CL:LL
Sit vs. Chair
Movement
WAKE-UP, COMPUTER, LAST, MEANING
My parents and I watched basketball six months ago. The game was two hours and finished around 8:00.
6-MONTH PAST PARENTS ME THREE-OF-US BASKETBALL WATCH. GAME TWO HOURS FINISH ABOUT 8:00.
Classifier:
Leaf floating to the ground
CL:Closed 5
Why vs. Because
Facial Expression
ANY, START, WORRY, TEND-TO, COST/VALUE/WORTH
I moved to Florida three years ago. When I graduate, I'll move to New York.
THREE-YEAR AGO MOVE-HERE FLORIDA. GRADUATE FINISH, MOVE-AWAY NEW-YORK.
Grammar:
I sometimes don't like meeting new people, because I get anxious easily.
MEETING NEW PEOPLE I SOMETIMES DON'T-LIKE WHY? I ANXIOUS EASY or EASY ANXIOUS