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In ASL, the meaning of a sentence isn't just determined by the manual signs; facial expressions and non-manual behaviors are also very important to understanding what a sentence means. It is crucial to incorporate appropriate facial expressions into ASL sentences; otherwise you won't be able to ask a question correctly!

The questions and statements in this unit are transcribed and discussed here so that you can begin to recognize the syntactic patterns and grammatical structures of ASL sentences.