ASL gloss rules

Sign classifier (description in lover case English)

CAR CL:3 (CAR GOING DOWN HILL)

WH question(who what when where why which) draw a line above sentence & write WHQ

COLLEGE IX- HE WANT GO TO WHERE IX- HE

when writing yes/no questions draw a line above entire sentence & write letter Q above

IX- YOU ENJOY WATCH (FS) T-V IX-YOU

when saying the word "and" or "or" you write (ss) for shoulder shift(Listing and order)

IX-I LIKE MATH(SS) SCIENCE IX- I DONT LIKE ENGLISH(SS) (FS) A-S-L

All words capitalized

IX-I LOVE WHEN WE HAVE (FS) B-R-E-A-K IX-I

Rhetorical question (why/because) draw a line above the sentence & write RHQ

IX-I NOT GO TO SCHOOL WHY IX- I SICK

Use IX when pointing to start and end a sentence (dexis)

IX-I WANT TO GO MOVIE IX-I

Finger spell any name (FS)

POSS- HER NAME (FS) J-A-N-E

Use possessive (poss) when saying (my,your,there)

POSS- MY DOG BARK POSS- MY

more than two things in a list, you write the number of items in the list deeper ate by numbering

POSS- MY FAMILY HAS PETS THREE 1) CAT 2) DOG 3) BIRD

signing one english word w/ two seperate signs use (+) in between

POSS- MY GIRL-FRIEND FORGOT POSS- HER HOME+WORK

Recurring action: you sign it repeatedly(++) add two at the end of the word

TODAY IX- SHE WORK ++ (SS) TOMORROW IX- SHE BECOME TIRED

Signing two English words w/ one sign. include hyphen in between

WHEN IX- I SICK IX- I GO TO NURSE