1. Rhetorical Questions
ASL II
4th 6 weeks

2. What Do Rhetorical Questions Do?
They do not require an actual answer from the listener.
They emphasize a particular piece of information.

3. Helpful Hints to Remember Rhetorical Question Words
You can easily remember words to use as RQ in ASL by remembering basic “WH” question words:

4. Rhetorical Question Words:
Who What
When Where
Why How

5. Rhetorical Question Words
In ASL, we also have 2 idioms that can be used as RQ:
“What~Do”
“For For”

6. RQ Sample Sentences
Bob and Sue recently went to Hawaii to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
ASK Question: Why did Bob and Sue go to Hawaii?
Answer Question: To celebrate their 25th anniversary.

7. 3. Then you GLOSS your question then Answer.
RECENTLY rt-BOB lft-SUE
GO-TO HAWAII WHY
ANNIVERSARY 25 YEARS. RQ

8. What is the question you are
I needed a passport to
be able to go to France
What is the question you are
Asking yourself?

9. Question/Answer
Why do I need a passport?
So I can go to France.

10. fs-PASSPORT I NEED WHY FRANCE ME GO.
The GLOSS using RQ RQ
fs-PASSPORT I NEED WHY FRANCE ME GO.

11. Another Example MOTHER MY NAME WHAT fs-SUSAN.
My mother’s name is Susan.
What is my mother’s name?
Her name is Susan.
MOTHER MY NAME WHAT fs-SUSAN. RQ

12. CINDY POSS-GRANDMOTHER FROM WHERE fs-ALA.
You try it!
Cindy’s Grandmother is from Alabama.
Where is Cindy’s grandmother from?
She is from Alabama.
CINDY POSS-GRANDMOTHER FROM WHERE fs-ALA. RQ