Free Signing For Dummies by Adan R. Penilla, Angela Lee Taylor Page A

Transportation
Whether you just need to get around town or decide to see the world, your travel requires wheels. This section gives you just that. Consider the Signs in Table 10-5 for your free-wheeling adventures.

Bus is fingerspelled B-S — leave out the “u.” To sign driving a bus, mimic a truck-size steering wheel at the lower chest level, wrap your hands around the imaginary wheel and steer back and forth. This motion also works for trucks, RVs (after you fingerspell R-V), or any large vehicle. Just fingerspell the big rig first.
Get the wheels in motion, so to speak, by using these automotive Signs.
English: The car was in an accident.
Sign: CAR ACCIDENT

Accident is signed by making a 5 handshape, palms facing you, fingertips facing each other. Crash them together, ending in an S handshape.
English: If I miss the train, I’ll fly.
Sign: TRAIN MISS — FLY ME

English: You need a motorcycle helmet.
Sign: MOTORCYCLE HELMET — NEED YOU

    Directing Your Sentences with Conjunctions
As you probably remember from grammar classes of long ago, conjunctions join thoughts or phrases. One of the most common conjunctions is but, so let us explain this one first.
In English, but has two different meanings. One is used as a conjunction, the other as a preposition. Sometimes, you use but to set a condition, as in, “You can go to the party, but you have to be home at midnight.” Other times, but shows an exception, as in, “Everyone can go but you.” The same is true in ASL.
To sign but as a conjunction (meaning that a condition is involved), put your dominant hand on the dominant side of your head and flick your index finger twice, ending with your index finger up.

To sign but as a preposition (meaning except ), cross your index fingers to make an “x” and then pull them apart, ending with your two fingers extended.

The following examples show you both situations.
English: Go to the party, but be home at midnight.
Sign: PARTY GO — BUT HOME MIDNIGHT — MUST YOU

English: Everyone can go but you.
Sign: ALL GO CAN — BUT YOU NOT

The either/or and neither/nor conjunctions are called correlative conjunctions, and you use your hands and head to convey these signs.
When signing either . . . or and neither . . . nor, keep in mind that you use these conjunctions to answer questions, not to ask them. So, although you don’t use the facial expressions you use to ask questions, you can keep your head still or nod it “yes” for affirmation when you sign either, and you shake your head from side to side while signing neither.
English: Do you want apples or oranges?
Sign: APPLES ORANGES — WANT YOU — WHICH

English response: Either apples or oranges would be fine.
Sign response: EITHER FINE

English: Do you want chicken or steak?
Sign: CHICKEN STEAK — WANT YOU — WHICH

English response: I want neither chicken nor steak.
Sign Response: NEITHER

     

     

     
Fun & Games Answers

Chapter 11: Here’s to Your Health
In This Chapter
Getting medical attention
Understanding medical words
Identifying body parts in Sign
Handling emergencies in Sign
     
The medical field has many Signs, and practicing them is fun. However, health and medicine are serious issues. Knowing the following medical Signs doesn’t automatically make you a medical interpreter, but you can go a long way in helping someone with regards to illness, the body, and emergencies. In this chapter, we cover some of the main medical-related Signs.
    Going to the Doctor
Doctor visits ensure good health. The following sections give you the Signs for the people you deal with and how to tell them your symptoms. These Signs are more helpful than an apple a day — try them and see.
Signaling medical personnel
The doctor is in! Table 11-1 shows the Signs for various medical people.

The following sentences are sure to come in handy.
English: The doctor is in.
Sign: DOCTOR HERE

English: You need to see a chiropractor.
Sign: CHIROPRACTOR — GO — NEED YOU

English: Do