LOOK-AT
The woman is looking up at the cloud.
CLOUD, WOMAN (right) LOOK-UP
Bonnie showed me her phone.
HER (left) PHONE, fs-BONNIE (left) CL:C SHOW-TO-ME
My teacher pay my dad the computer.
COMPUTER, MY TEACHER (left) SHE-PAY-TO-HIM, MY DAD
I carried an apple. I gave it to her.
APPLE, ME CARRY, GIVE-HER.
What is a classifier?
It is a handshape that helps to describe an object, a thing, person, people, animals. It also describe the location of object or person and describe placement of object, people, animals.
Please help teacher move the chair.
CHAIR, PLEASE HELP TEACHER MOVE.
24 NEXT?
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NEWSPAPER
I have pages but I'm not a book,
I bring you news with just one look.
Black and white, yet full of tales,
I arrive daily in ink-filled trails. What am I?
I look at you, but you look away.
ME-LOOK-AT-YOU; YOU-LOOK-AWAY
Please show me the newspaper.
NEWSPAPER, PLEASE SHOW-ME?
I pay the pencil to my friend.
PENCIL, ME-PAY-TO-HER, MY FRIEND.
I brought the book with me to school.
BOOK, ME CARRY THERE SCHOOL.
What is a classifier for HE/SHE/IT?
CL:1
Please put the coffee on the table.
COFFEE, TABLE PLEASE CL:C PUT-ON
How long do you think Lavender plant can live?
up to 15 years
I’m polite and help you pass,
Or get attention really fast.
If I bump you, you’ll hear me say,
Two little words to clear the way. What am I?
EXCUSE-ME
The two of us (me and she) are looking down at the box.
BOX, TWO-OF-US, LOOK-DOWN (both hands)
The man showed the woman his card.
CARD, MAN (left), WOMAN (right) HE-SHOW-TO-HER
He is paying it to me.
HE-PAY-ME
The man brought the box to the college.
CL:B
NEWSPAPER, CHAIR PLEASE CL-B PUT-UNDER
80-3=?
77
A place you go, but not to rest,
To clean yourself and feel your best.
There’s water, soap, and sometimes a line,
A private spot that’s yours and mine. What am I?
BATHROOM
I look at her puzzingly.
ME-LOOK-AT-HER (with puzzled look on face)
Show me your homework.
YOUR HOMEWORK, SHOW-ME
The man pays the newspaper to the woman at the college.
NEWSPAPER, MAN (left) PAY-TO-HER, WOMAN THERE COLLEGE.
I brought a laptop with me for going to work.
LAPTOP, YOU CARRY, GO-TO WORK.
What is a classifier for PENCIL?
CL:1
My dad help me move the bed.
BED, MY DAD HELP ME MOVE.
How many do you think one potato plant can grow?
up to 10 potatoes
We’re not one, we come as a pair,
Wherever you go, I’m always there.
Side by side, we walk and talk,
Sharing moments as we go along. What are we?
TWO-OF-U
She looks at him with a sad face.
SHE-LOOK-AT-HIM (with sad look on face)
I show them my book.
MY BOOK, I-SHOW-TO-THEM
Mom pays a book to the teacher at school.
BOOK, MOM (left) PAY-TO-HIM THERE SCHOOL.
The man brings the coffee to the woman.
COFFEE, MAN (left) BRING CL:C WOMAN (right)
What is a classifier for COFFEE?
Please put the book on second shelve.
BOOK, SHELVE 2ND PLEASE CL-B PUT-ON
How many inches do you think bamboo plant grow per day?
up to 35 inches per day (it is actually the fastest growing plant in the world)
I follow you home but don’t have feet,
I take up time before you sleep.
A task from school you must complete,
Or face the consequence next week! What am I?
HOMEWORK
When I finish looking at the book, I will give it to you.
BOOK LOOK-AT, FINISH? GIVE-TO-YOU
Please show her your paper.
YOUR PAPER, PLEASE SHOW-TO-HER
I am paying it to her.
ME-PAY-TO-HER
My sister brought the dog to school.
DOG, MY SISTER (left) BRING THERE SCHOOL
What does an hypen mean in ASL GLOSS?
It means one sign.
Student help move the tables.
TABLE, STUDENT HELP MOVE
How many seeds do you think a single strawberry have?
about 200 seeds (it is the only fruit with seeds on the outside)
I have no mouth, but I help you speak,
I make a sound when you hear me beep.
With numbers and apps, I fit in your hand,
Connecting people across the land. What am I?
PHONE
Mom looks at me with anger, but I just looked away, pretending that I didn't notice.
MOM LOOK-AT-ME (angrily); ME LOOK-AWAY (pretend I don't notice)
He showed me the disgusted apple.
APPLE, HE-SHOW-TO-ME (disgusted look)
My brother pays the laptop to his friend at the restaurant.
LAPTOP, MY BROTHER (left) PAY-TO-HIM, HIS FRIEND THERE RESTAURANT
My teacher brings homework to school.
HOMEWORK, MY TEACHER BRING HERE SCHOOL.
How do you sign when you need to interrupt two deaf people signing?
SORRY, EXCUSE ME ____________.
Put the ball in the box.
BALL, BOX PUT-IN CL:C
About how many feet deep do dandelions grow?
about 10 feet deep (that's why they are so hard to pull out completely!)
I'm small and flat, but I can say,
"Happy Birthday" or "Let's Play!"
Sometimes for games, sometimes to pay,
You’ll use me in more than one way! What am I?
CARD