Signing Plurals in ASL
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Objective
I can sign common nouns in their plural form using American Sign Language (ASL).
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
In ASL, plurality is shown by repeating the sign, not by adding an "S" as in English.
- 2
To indicate several books, you can repeat the sign for BOOK or show several books on a shelf.
- 3
To emphasize meeting multiple people, sign MEET more than once, as in "MEETING-MANY-PEOPLE".
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Practice
11 questions
In ASL, how do you typically indicate that a noun is plural?
Explain the difference between signing 'MEET' once and signing 'MEET' multiple times in ASL.
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Exit ticket
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“How would you sign "I see many cats" in ASL? Please describe the signs you would use and how you would indicate the plural form of "cats."”
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