Unit 3 Notes #2 possessive signs Use possessive signs to ask and answer questions, clarify statements, and develop conversations on a variety of topics. You point towards people and things including eye gaze.

Examples Some Examples of Possessives: My, Mine Your, Yours His, Her, Its Ours Yours (plural) Theirs

Example Sentences ___t____ ASL: YOUR CAR NICE. ____t____ ASL: HIS MOVIE FUNNY. ___t___ ASL: MY BOOK GOOD. ____________whq_____________ ASL: YOUR (fs) ADDRESS WHAT?

“And” “Or” The word “and” is used differently in ASL than English. Generally, ASL does not use a specific sign because “and” is implied by a slight pause, head nod, and change or eye gaze.

Examples ________________________________ ASL: YOU LIKE FOOTBALL (shift)BASKETBALL _WHQ_ WHICH? _nms____________________ ASL: I NEED BLUE (Shift)BLACK PEN. ______t________ _nms_ ASL: #MARY (shift) #BOB LIKE MOVIE. _____nms________________ ASL: YOU NEED PAPER (shift) BOOK. ____________________________ ASL: I WORK SATURDAY (shift) SUNDAY.

Live vs. Address TO LIVE ADDRESS. Don’t confuse the sign TO LIVE and ADDRESS. They are easily mistaken because they look very similar, but the movement of each sign is different.

Examples _______whq_____ ASL: YOU LIVE WHERE? _____________________ ASL: I FORGOT YOUR ADDRESS. ______q_____ ASL: YOU LIVE FAR? ________________________ ASL: WRITE DOWN YOUR ADDRESS.

Time In ASL, time goes first. ___________________ Example: MONDAY I GO (fs) MALL. ___________________ LAST WEEK I FIND JOB. ___________________ YESTERDAY I HAD TEST.

Now, You Sign Sign a Sentence using time first. You can use: Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow, Morning, Noon, Night.

Months of the Year The months of the year are fingerspelled using their abbreviation or the full word for the month.

The months using abbreviations are: January - Jan February –Feb August – Aug September – Sept October – Oct November – Nov December – Dec

The months that are fingerspelled are: March April May June July

Practice Sign the following: September 24 April 23 October 31 January 25 March 14 August 29 May 24 December 21

LOVE-IT When do you use the sign LOVE-IT? Use LOVE-IT when signing about a non- romantic “love” for things or people. LOVE-IT is often used instead of “like a lot” or similar phrases.

Examples ____t____ READ BOOK I LOVE-IT. _____t_______ MY CELL PHONE I LOVE IT. Stop

Practice Sentences On the back of your notes, write down the practice sentences and fingerspelling

Answers _nms__ _rhq_ 1.I ENJOY ROLLERBLADE WHERE? BEACH. ____t______ _nms_ 2. MY VACATION FUN. _______________q__________ 3. YOUR BROTHER LIVE HOUSTON?

_t_ _nms_ 4.SKI I LIKE. _RHQ_ 5. I WANT LIVE WHERE? HAWAII