Objectives 9

Question 1

How is the sign for $1.00 similar to the sign for “first”? how can you tell which is which?

Answer 1

1 dollar can be made with a slightly bigger twist of the wrist and with a wider arc than the ordinal number. You may have to rely on context to distinguish weather it’s “first” or “1 dollar” thats being signed

Question 2

How are dollar amounts from $1.00 through $9.00 signed?

Answer 2

Numbers 1-9 are signed like normal numbers with the dollar signs following it

Question 3

Plain verbs do not convey what type of information? What must you specify when using a plain verb? Ex?

Answer 3

Plain verbs do not convey who is doing what with whom, you have to specify that
Ex. Borrow, Tall, and with

Question 4

How are inflecting verbs different from plain verbs? What else can they show?

Answer 4

Different from pain verbs because you allow the signer to indicate the subject and object by changing the direction of movement of the sign
- The signs start at the subjects and end at the object
- Can also be inflected to indicate the number of subjects and or objects
Ex. I to You, She to Me, I to you All

Question 5

How are spatial verbs like inflecting verbs?

Answer 5

like spatial verbs because it allows the signer to changed the direction of movement of the sign to indicate location.
Ex. From here to there

Question 6

How are they like plain verbs?

Answer 6

Plain verbs because the subjects and objects must be specific

Question 7

Be able to define classifiers

Answer 7

They are hand shapes (not signs) used to show the following about people or things:
Appearance: What they look like
Location: Where they are
Movement: How they are used to what they do

Question 8

Classifiers - B or BB-CL

Answer 8

Flat Objects
Ex. Book, shelf
picture
shoes
piece of paper

Question 9

Classifiers - C or CC-CL

Answer 9

Cylindrical, Round Objects

• Cup
• Trash Can
• Bowl
• Tree Truck

Question 10

Classifiers - F-CL

Answer 10

Small, Round Objects

• Eyes
• Buttons
• Change
• Bruises
• Spiders

Question 11

Classifiers - 3A - CL

Answer 11

Vehicles

• Car
• Boat
• Bicycle
• Truck

Question 12

Classifiers - 5-CL

Answer 12

Roundish (not flat) Object

• Ball: basketball, baseball, etc.
• Apple, Orange, Watermelon
• Bush
• House

Question 13

Classifiers - LL-CL

Answer 13

Rectangular, Flat objects

• Envelope
• Candy Bar
• Lipstick
• Mirror
• PIcture

Question 14

Classifiers 1 CL

Answer 14

Slender Objects

• Pencil
• Lipstick
• Person standing, walking, etc.

Question 15

Know how to sign mixed dolar amounts with $1 - $9, like $1.65 and $3.50

Answer 15

With a number like 1.65, twist the first number indicating that its a dollar amount, then move your hand slightly to the right with the following cents signed.
- OR sing the dollar around the sing “dollar” then sign however many cents is left and do the “cents” sign