Mastering Pronouns and NMMs Quiz

Which handshape should you use for the possessive pronoun "my" in ASL?

• Pointer finger

• Flat palm

• Fist

• Bent V

What nonmanual marker (NMM) should you use for a YES/NO question in ASL?

• Eyebrows go down

• Eyebrows go up

• Mouth open

• Cheeks puffed

Which pronoun uses the pointer finger handshape in ASL?

• Mine

• My

• I

• Our

For a WH- question in ASL, where should the WH- question word be placed?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

• It does not matter

If you want to ask "Where are you going?" in ASL, what should your eyebrows and head do?

• Eyebrows up, head tilted forward

• Eyebrows down, head tilted forward

• Eyebrows up, head straight

• Eyebrows down, head tilted back

A student signs "Where you go?" in ASL but places "where" at the beginning and keeps eyebrows up. What two errors did the student make?

• Wrong handshape and wrong sign order

• Wrong nonmanual marker and wrong sign order

• Wrong handshape and wrong nonmanual marker

• Wrong sign order and wrong facial expression