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ASL Linguistics Quiz #20
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191. The ASL sign GIVE
a. Requires a separate sign for the object
b. Requires a separate sign for the subject
c. Can be done with no separate signs for the subject and the object.
d. Follows the verb for emphasis or disambiguation.

192. Five of the most common basic sentence types in ASL
a. questions, affirmations, commands, topicalization, and conditionals
b. questions, negations , allegations, topicalization, and conditionals
c. questions, negations ,commands, intonations, and conditionals
d. questions, negations ,commands, topicalization, and conditionals

193. The eyebrows are raised, the eyes are widened, and the head and body may tilt forward; sometimes the shoulders are raised and sometimes the last sign is held:
a. wh-questions
b. yes-no questions
c. rhetorical qustions
d. commands

194. WHERE, WHO, WHEN, WHAT and WHY done with the eyebrows squinted (furrowed) and the head tiled.
a. wh-questions
b. question mark wiggle
c. yes-no questions
d. rhetorical questions

195. The signer is surprised by the information he is being given and or wants to check what the other person is saying
a. interrogatives
b. conditionals
c. rhetorical questions
d. question mark wiggle

196. Signs like REASON, WHEN, WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and FOR-FOR done with raised eyebrows and a slight shake or tilt of the head.
a. wh-questions
b. yes-no questions
c. rhetorical questions
d. question mark wiggle

197. The process of changing an affirmative sentence to a negative is called:
a. negation
b. contradiction
c. metathesis
d. reversal

198. Another name for a "command" statement:
a. Imperative
b. demand statement
c. declaritive statement
d. directive statement

199. When the object of a sentence can be moved to the front of the sentence:
a. Reversal
b. Topicalization
c. Rhetorical statement
d. Metathesis

200. Raised eyebrows, head tilt, a short pause, and an situation involving the concept of "if" or "suppose"
a. Rhetoricals
b. Conditionals
c. Topicalization
d. Metathesis

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