BOXES, BRING (point-to-third-floor), YOU HELP-me? (Accompanied by: raised eyebrows, leaning forward slightly, expectant look.)
A signer asks for directions to the library. The librarian responds: "Go straight to the end of the hall. Turn right. Go past the water fountain. The library is the third door on your left, room 305." Signing Naturally Homework 9.11 Answers
They reply (in proper 9.11 style): THIS HALL GO-STRAIGHT. ELEVATOR SECOND TAKE. THREE FLOOR. LEFT. ROOM THREE-ZERO-FOUR-C, RIGHT FOURTH DOOR. BOXES, BRING (point-to-third-floor), YOU HELP-me
Imagine you are at a Deaf conference. You need to find the ASL poetry session in Room 304C. You approach a Deaf person and sign: EXCUSE-me, POETRY SESSION, ROOM THREE-ZERO-FOUR-C, WHERE? Turn right
Since I cannot reproduce copyrighted video transcripts, I will provide the from 9.11, the correct ASL gloss answers, and the grammatical reasoning behind them. Common Question Types in Signing Naturally 9.11 Based on years of student feedback and curriculum analysis, Homework 9.11 typically includes 8-12 questions across three categories: Category 1: Translating Requests (English to ASL Gloss) Example Question: "Can you please help me bring these boxes to the third floor?"
The sign HELP moves from you toward the person you are asking. If you are asking for help, the sign starts at the other person and moves toward you (or you sign HELP-me with a back-and-forth motion on your chest). Category 2: Interpreting Directions with Ordinal Numbers Example Question: "Go straight. Take the second elevator. My office is the fourth door on the left."