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123 Cards in this Set
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"30-day guarantee" |
1-MONTH PROMISE |
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"a couple of days" |
2-DAY |
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"already" |
FINISH |
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"attorney" |
LAWYER |
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"a year and a half" |
1 1/2 YEAR |
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"because" |
REASON? [rq] or WHY? [rq] |
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"beware of (dog)" |
WARNING (DOG) |
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"bruise" |
BLACK/BLUE/PURPLE SPOT |
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"cold cuts" |
COLD SANDWICH MEAT |
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"count on (someone/something)" |
DEPEND (SOMEONE/SOMETHING) |
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"decade" |
TEN YEAR |
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"deli" |
SANDWICH STORE |
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"do the dishes" |
WASH-DISH |
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"dozen" |
12 or #DOZ |
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"DVD player" |
DVD MACHINE |
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"ER" |
EMERGENCY ROOM |
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"fix (lunch)" |
MAKE/COOK (LUNCH) |
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"folks" |
PARENT++ or PEOPLE |
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"Fourth of July" |
JULY 4th |
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"get well" |
BECOME BETTER/WELL or IMPROVE |
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"go wrong" |
HAPPEN WRONG or MESS-UP |
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"have a seat" |
SIT-DOWN |
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"hearing impaired" |
DEAF HARD-OF-HEARING |
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"household" |
FAMILY or RELATIVE(S) |
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"humans; human beings" |
PEOPLE |
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"knock it off" |
FINISH |
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"loaf of bread" |
BREAD |
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"loved ones" |
FAMILY |
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"many retail outlets" |
MANY STORE |
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"mother-in-law" |
MOTHER LAW |
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"more or less" |
APPROXIMATE or KIND-OF |
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"motorist" |
DRIVER |
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"my old man" |
MY FATHER or MY HUSBAND |
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"nearly" |
ALMOST |
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"office visit" |
APPOINTMENT |
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"offspring; infant" |
BABY |
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"passenger" |
RIDER |
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"pet (cat/dog/horse) treat" |
PET (CAT/DOG/HORSE) COOKIE |
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"pre-owned vehicle" |
USED CAR or OLD CAR |
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"public school" |
HEARING SCHOOL |
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"regular folks" |
REGULAR PEOPLE |
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"see you around; catch you later" |
SEE YOU LATER or SEE-YOU-LATER |
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"sibling" |
BROTHER/SISTER |
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"single day" |
ONE-DAY |
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"single parent" |
SINGLE MOTHER/FATHER |
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"snack" |
[fs]SNACK or SMALL FOOD |
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"soft drink" |
SODA-POP |
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"take train" |
GO-BY-TRAIN or RIDE TRAIN |
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"traffic light" |
STOP LIGHT |
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"two dozen" |
24 |
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"unfortunately" |
SAD |
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"vehicle" |
CAR or #CAR |
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"vending machine" |
CANDY/DRINK/FOOD MACHINE |
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"you guys" |
ALL-OF-YOU or YOU-ALL (sweep center) |
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"admire; love (a thing)" |
KISS-FIST? |
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"a piece of paper" |
ONE PAPER |
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"approximate(ly)" |
ABOUT/AROUND |
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"A&W Root Beer" |
AWRB |
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"baby shower" |
BABY PARTY |
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"baked goods" |
BAKE COOKIE, CAKE (etc) |
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"bright color" |
STRONG COLOR |
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"can't stand (it)" |
CAN'T PUT-UP-WITH or CAN'T BEAR/TOLERATE (THIS) |
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"comfort food" |
HOME COOK FOOD |
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"composition book" |
WRITE (1x) BOOK (1x) |
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"deadline" |
LAST DAY or LAST DAY DUE |
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"domestic car" |
AMERICAN CAR |
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"dozens/scores" |
MANY/MANY++ |
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"due to" |
REASON? [rq] or WHY? [rq] |
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"every other day" |
EVERY-TWO-DAY++ |
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"fair job" |
SO-SO WORK/#JOB |
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"fair weather" |
GOOD/NICE WEATHER |
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"favorite dish" |
FAVORITE FOOD |
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"fortunate" |
LUCKY |
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"gotta (have to)" |
MUST |
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"grammar school" |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
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"homeless" |
HOME NONE or WITHOUT HOME |
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"hot pink" |
STRONG PINK |
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"however" |
BUT |
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"in the foreseeable future" |
NEAR-FUTURE (cheek pulled up) |
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"light color" |
WEAK COLOR |
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"light tea" |
WEAK TEA |
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"light rain" |
LITTLE-BIT RAIN |
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"Lion's Club" |
LION [fs]CLUB/#CLUB |
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What is proper facial grammar for Wh- questions? |
a) eyebrows furrowed b) head forward c) shoulder forward (optional) |
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3 possible word orders for Wh- questions in ASL? "Who is the teacher" |
a) WHO TEACHER? (brows furrowed) b) TEACHER, WHO? (brows furrowed on "who") c) WHO TEACHER, WHO? (brows furrowed) |
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Why do the Wh- question word orders vary? |
a) long question b) short question c) emphasis |
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What is the required facial grammar for Y/N questions? |
a) brows up b) head forward c) shoulders forward (optional) |
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What are 3 different ways in ASL to place the subject pronoun? "He is smart" |
a) HE SMART b) SMART HE c) HE SMART HE |
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Facial grammar when you affirm a fact? |
head nod |
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Facial grammar for negation? |
a) eyebrows furrowed b) head shake |
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5 directional verbs? |
a) help-to b) ask-to c) pay-to d) send-to c) give-to |
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5 non-directional verbs? |
a) cook b) teach c) lie d) dance e) sing |
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Explain the purpose for topic marker/topicalization |
You put a topic up front followed by supporting info so people know what's being talked about |
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Facial grammar for expressing topicalization? |
a) eyebrows up for topic b) relax for the rest |
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How do you usually distinguish a noun from a verb in ASL? |
nouns: small, faster AND sign twice verbs: big, slower AND sign once |
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Suitable substitutions for "very" in ASL? |
a) WOW! b) REALLY/REAL c) sign faster and more intensely |
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What are 4 options for the placement of NOT in a sentence? "It is not good" |
a) NOT GOOD (negate on NOT) b) GOOD NOT (negate on NOT) c) NOT GOOD NOT (negate) d) GOOD (negate) |
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6 (or more) modal auxiliary verbs? |
a) CAN b) CAN'T c) WILL/SHALL d) SHOULD e) WON'T f) MUST g) NEED-TO/HAVE-TO h) MAY i) TRY-TO |
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5 possible ASL sentence patterns for modals? "I need to study math" |
a) NEED STUDY MATH I b) STUDY MATH I NEED c) MATH I NEED STUDY d) I NEED STUDY MATH e) I NEED STUDY MATH NEED |
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/cha/: /cheek pulled/: /eek/: /fish/: /la-la-la/: /mm (pucker)/: |
/cha/: LARGE, VOLUMINOUS /cheek pulled/: LITTLE-BIT, NEAR /eek/: STINK, DISLIKE /fish/: FINISH /la-la-la/: LONG-LINE, LONG-LIST, FAR /mm (pucker)/: ENJOY, MEDIUM, SO-SO |
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The adverbial conjunction signs that introduce conditional clauses? |
a) IF/SUPPOSE b) WHEN/HAPPEN c) AFTER/FINISH d) BEFORE |
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The rules for conditional clauses in ASL? |
a) In English, cc can come before or after main clause b) In ASL, cc comes up front 95% of the time c) raise eyebrows during cc d) separate cc with a comma during gloss |
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Facial grammar for a conditional clause? |
a) eyebrows up for cc b) lean back for cc (optional) |
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Apart from other uses of FINISH, what is the purpose for FINISH as a conjunction? |
a) PAST, ALREADY b) STOP-IT, KNOCK-IT-OFF c) ONLY, THAT'S-ALL d) replaces the word THEN |
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What is the translation of "there is/are" in ASL? |
HAVE replaces "there is/are" ex) PICNIC TABLE HAVE SQUIRREL |
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In what 2 situations does ASL keep apostrophe /-'s/? |
a) names of places b) decades (1960's, etc) |
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How can apostrophe /-'s/ be expressed in ASL? |
a) MY MOTHER, HER CAR (possessive) b) THAT MY MOTHER CAR (no possessive) |
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3 purposes for the sign BORED/BORING? |
a) nothing to do b) lack of interest (HISTORY CLASS ME BORED) c) not wanting to do a particular activity |
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What's a quantifier and where is one placed in a sentence? |
a) how many nouns there are (MANY, FEW, #ALL, ALL, SOME, SEVERAL, MOST, NONE) b) before noun, after noun, and both ex) FEW CAT, CAT FEW, FEW CAT FEW |
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Examples of count nouns and non-count nouns? At least 4 of each |
count: CENT, DOLLAR, GAME, SPORT, PIE CRUST, BAG, CUP, BOTTLE (uses quantifiers) non-count: MONEY, TENNIS, FLOUR, SUGAR, SAND, WATER, TEA (no quantifiers) |
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What is the ASL assumption(?) for singularity and plurality? |
ASL doesn't use /s/ for plural words |
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Personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns are categorized by which handshapes? |
Personal pronoun: index finger (YOU, I, HE, SHE) Possessive pronoun: open B (YOUR, MY, HIS, HER) Reflexive pronoun: open A (YOURSELF, MYSELF, HIMSELF, HERSELF) |
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/oo/: /pah/: /puffed cheeks/: /so/: /th (tongue out)/: /wah/: |
/oo/: OLD, COLD, SOON, WHO, THIN, STRICT, NEW /pah/: AT-LAST, FINALLY, FAST /puffed cheeks/: FAR, FAT, LONG-AGO, TIRED, MANY (and CL: bent SS?) /so/: CURIOUS, COLD, VERY-HARD, DELICIOUS, BY-A-HAIR, GOOD-RIDDANCE /th (tongue out)/: DIRTY, LOUSY, AWFUL, NOT-YET, LAZY, PROCRASTINATE /wah/: DON'T-WANT, WANT, WHY, WOW, SURPRISE, WHAT |
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What roles do classifiers play? What is the purpose of each role? |
a) description (appearance... shape, texture, color, etc) b) location (where?) c) movement (how fast, slow, bumpy, zig-zaggy, etc) d) orientation (set up) e) pluralization (how much, how many) |
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Where are time concepts placed in a sentence and why? |
a) time indicator is placed at the beginning of a sentence to establish verb tense; past, present, future b) it is for one specific time concept NOT frequency words c) the tense does not have to be repeated with every verb like in English |
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Where is the placement of ASL adjectives in a sentence? |
a) adjectives can go BEFORE the noun, AFTER, or BOTH b) ASL is more flexible than English |
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When should adjectives go after the noun? |
If there's more than 2 adjectives, it must go after the noun because it's too taxing to remember them all |
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5 adverbial frequency words? |
a) ALWAYS b) NEVER c) ONCE d) SOMETIMES e) OFTEN (...EVERY-WEEK, etc) |
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Where are frequency words placed? |
anywhere in the sentence |
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Why does frequency placement differ from time concept placement? |
They're more flexible than time indicators (which establish the verb tense) |
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5 examples of loan signs |
a) #BUSY b) #JOB c) #REF d) #DO++ e) #STYLE |
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5 examples of negative signs |
a) NOT (negate) b) WON'T (negate) c) NOT-LIKE (negate) d) NONE (negate) e) CAN'T (negate) |
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/bro/: /clenched teeth/: /closed mouth and long chin/: /for-for/: /off/: /pow/: |
/bro/: BROKE (broken or no money) /clenched teeth/: EXPENSIVE, NEED, LARGE, HOT, VERY-CLEAN /closed mouth and long chin/: OH-I-SEE, CAN, MAYBE, SAME-AS /for-for/: FOR++ (WQ), WHAT-FOR (WQ?) /pow/: HIT, GOOD-FRIEND, FORGET |
