Simplify Noun Forms

Glossing - Lesson 2

Lesson 2AWrite plural nouns

as singularLamps =Cups =Birds =

ASL does have a few plural signsPeople and

Children

Do not simply look for nouns ending in –sIrregular nounsReduplication

shows plurality Sheep

Mice

Lesson 2AIf a noun has

quantifying adjectives, such as numbers or words like ‘many’ or ‘few’ the noun is automatically understood to be plural.5 dogs

5 DOGMany books

MANY BOOK

A general rule – nouns drop their suffixes-ness, -ment, -ity, -

tionExamples:

Colorblindness affects many people

Accomplishment is a wonderful feeling.

Examples Lesson 2AYour sons like candy.

My four dogs hate cats.

Things to RememberAdverbs drop –ly

Quietly =Gerunds

Root word followed by ITSELFSkating requires

practice.

Possessive nounsSingular - usually

has “apostrophe – s”Drop the suffix and add

the possessive pronounsHIS/HERS/ITS

Plural – usually has “-s apostrophe”Drop the suffix and add

the possessive pronounTHEIR

My cousin’s dog.

Things to RememberModified Nouns

Nouns that are changed by being described with adjectives

The descriptor follows the noun

Example:His green car.

Compound wordsGlossed the same wayOne concept, but two

signsDoghouseDOG HOUSE

Person MarkerSometimes the

English word does not appear in the glossStudentLEARN + PERSON

MARKER

Things to RememberWord that have

their own signLovely =Lately =Every Night =

Some nouns should not be simplified.Signs represent

conceptsVacation =

HOLIDAYVacate = TO LEAVE

or EMPTYEmployment =

WORKEmploy = UTILIZE

Examples Lesson 2BMy son likes french fries.

We like visiting New Orleans.

The merry-go-round is broken.