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Seattle Central Community College

Seattle Central Community College. ASL Grammar Topic:. Auxiliary Verbs. Modals, Tense, Aspect. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers. Grammatical Properties 1. Auxiliary verbs precede the main verb. 2. Auxiliary verb tags precede the copy-subject-pronoun tag.

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Seattle Central Community College

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  1. Seattle Central Community College ASL Grammar Topic: Auxiliary Verbs Modals, Tense, Aspect

  2. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Grammatical Properties 1. Auxiliary verbs precede the main verb. 2. Auxiliary verb tags precede the copy-subject-pronoun tag. 3. Auxiliary verbs can appear in both locations. EVERY-MORNING MAN IX MUST DRINK COFFEE MUSTHE

  3. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Practice signing sentences with auxiliary verbs in both locations. Modals CAN SHOULD MUST MAYBE CAN’T REFUSE WILL WON’T Tense Markers PAST RECENT FORMERLY UP-TO-NOW NOW FUTURE Aspect Markers FINISH NOT-YET

  4. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Why are there different categories of auxiliary verbs? Modals indicate the attitude (modality) of the signer to the event described in the main verb. These are in contrast to simple assertions. Modals CAN SHOULD MUST MAYBE CAN’T REFUSE WILL WON’T Possibility - e.g. MAYBE Prediction - e.g. WILL Permission - e.g. CAN Ability - e.g. CAN’T

  5. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Why are there different categories of auxiliary verbs? Tense markers are similar to time indicators in production but they are restricted in their production and their location in a sentence. Can you notice the difference in these two related signs in the following sentences? Tense Markers PAST RECENT FORMERLY UP-TO-NOW NOW FUTURE

  6. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Why are there different categories of auxiliary verbs? Aspect Markers indicate whether an event is viewed as being completed or not. Aspect markers can stand alone, or come last if combined with other auxiliary verbs or negatives. Example: Aspect Markers FINISH NOT-YET J-O-H-N MAYBE PAST NOT FINISH READ BOOK MAYBE HE “Perhaps John had not finished reading the book.”

  7. Auxiliary Verbs - Modals, Tense Markers, Aspect Markers Discuss in more detail for the next level. Modals CAN SHOULD MUST MAYBE CAN’T REFUSE WILL WON’T Modals ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES #RARE NEVER Auxiliary PREFER TRY WANT WAIT DESIRE ENJOY DON’T-WANT Aspect FINISH NOT-YET Tense PAST RECENT FORMERLY UP-TO-NOW NOW FUTURE

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