Glossing – Lesson 3

Omit English words that do not exist in ASL

Lesson 3 There will be times when English words are

not needed to convey a concept Specifically a, an, the and to

To Be Verbs When they appear only in a sentence omit them

Movies are fun

Can indicate tense (pasts, present, future)

Things to remember Present progressive – currently ongoing

To Be verbs used with a verb ending in -ing Change is, am, and are to the gloss word NOW

Is sleeping = Are practicing =

Past progressive – ongoing in the past To Be verbs used with a verb ending in -ing Drop was or were Context will tell that the sentence is past tense

Things to remember Present perfect or past perfect

Has been ______ing or had been ______ing Use the gloss word SINCE Examples:

The baby has been eating well.

Past The PAST sign indicates something occurred in the

past Continue

The CONTINUE sign indicates the action continues

Lesson 3A Examples An apple is good for you.

The best students read the book.

They are bad, but my friend is good.

Lesson 3B Examples My son can’t wait to see his cousin.

My uncle needs to control his dog.

Lesson 4

Using pronouns

Lesson 4A – Modifying personal pronouns English

Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they Object pronouns: me, you, him, her it, us and

them ASL

I = He = She = We = They =

Gloss personal pronouns as ME, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY

Lesson 4B – Modifying Possessive Pronouns Possessive nouns

end with ‘s or s’ It is possible for

adjectives to appear between the possessive noun and the thing associated with the noun. The tree’s green

leaves Their team’s old bus

Gloss possessive nouns without ‘s or s’ Replace deleted ‘s or

s’ with possessive pronoun HIS, HERS, ITS, or

THEIRS If there is an

adjective it should be glossed following the item it describes.

Examples: Our principal’s responsibility

The interpreter’s skills.

The girl’s bicycle.

The tree’s green leaves.

Their team’s old bus.

Things to remember In English the word her can be personal or

possessive. Give the book to her. That is her book.

To help remember the difference gloss the personal “her” as SHE and the possessive “her” as HERS

Yours vs. yours plural Gloss: YOURS or YOURS-pl

Things to remember Pronouns are signed in space according to

where the related noun is placed. Only one referent = no notation Second referent on the ND side = noun/pronoun-n Third referent placed in a distinct place =

noun/pronoun-cd or noun/pronoun-cn Fourth referent = non used –cn or –cd

Example: The father wants his son to go to bed.

Exception to the rule: Real space should reflect actual events

Lesson 4A - Examples Please read for her.

I like him.

Lesson 4B - Examples Is the boy’s bike broken?

Q QBOY HIS BIKE BREAK

Where are your teacher’s books?WHQ WHQWHERE YOURS-pl TEACHER HIS BOOK+

The car near the tree is ours.