Lesson 1: Personal Pronouns and Sentences with Predicate Adjectives

Question 1

What is the handshape for personal pronouns?

Answer 1

The handshape for personal pronouns is the pointing index finger.

Question 2

Explain the rules of indexing briefly.

Answer 2

If the person or object is visible or nearby, the signer points in the direction of that person or object. If the person or object is not present, the signer can point to a location on either side.

Question 3

Exercise 1.1:

Change the pronoun form from signular to plural, or from plural to signular.

Example: I → WE

1) YOU
2) SHE
3) WE
4) THEY
5) IT
6) YOU-PLURAL
7) HE
8) I

Answer 3

1) YOU-PLURAL
2) THEY
3) I
4) HE/SHE/IT
5) THEY
6) YOU
7) THEY
8) WE

Question 4

Basic Sentence Structure: Sentences with Predicate Adjectives

It is common in simple sentences to repeat the subject pronoun at the end of the sentence.

Example 1: I HAPPY I

Example 2: SHE TIRED SHE

Example 3: HE SMART HE

The following two forms are possible also:

Example 1: I HAPPY.

Example 2: HAPPY I.

*Give 2 examples of each word order using your Lesson 1 vocabulary.

Answer 4

*These are only a few of MANY possible answers:

1a) SHE SURPRISED SHE.
1b) HE BEAUTIFUL HE.
2a) I STUPID.
2b) I TIRED.
3a) LIGHT(weight) IT.
3b) STRONG SHE.

Question 5

Exercise 1.2:

Following the example given, form new sentences from the pronouns and adjectives listed below.

Example: I, HAPPY

→1) I HAPPY I.

→2) I HAPPY

→3) HAPPY I.

1) YOU,TALL
2) IT,HEAVY
3) I,SURPRISED
4) THEY,DEAF
5) YOU,HEARING
6) I,MAD
7) SHE,SLEEPY

Answer 5

1) YOU TALL YOU; YOU TALL; TALL YOU.
2) IT HEAVY IT; IT HEAVY; HEAVY IT.
3) I SURPRISED I; I SURPRISED; SURPRISED I.
4) THEY DEAF THEY; THEY DEAF; DEAF THEY.
5) YOU HEARING YOU; YOU HEARING; HEARING YOU.
6) I MAD I; I MAD; MAD I.
7) SHE SLEEPY SHE; SHE SLEEPY; SLEEPY SHE.