Signing Naturally 98 — Answers

Reality: Gloss is not ASL; it is a writing tool. Two different ASL teachers may gloss the same sentence differently (e.g., ME GO STORE vs STORE ME GO). The "answer" is graded based on whether your gloss accurately triggers the correct sign order and NMMs.

If 9.8 is a receptive exercise, you watch a video of a signer. Common questions include: signing naturally 98 answers

Video: The signer furrows brows, points at a chair, then signs CLEAN with a questioning look. Reality: Gloss is not ASL; it is a writing tool

Question: "What does the signer want?"

Answer: "Do you want to clean the chair?" (A polite request to do something together). Reality: 9

Reality: 9.8 often asks for cultural appropriateness. For example, asking "Do you want to help me move furniture?" in ASL culture requires a softening phrase like IF YOU BUSY, FINE. BUT IF YOU WANT HELP-me... directly demanding help is rude.

Based on the standard curriculum, here is what you will likely encounter in exercise 9.8, along with the logic to solve each type.