The referent offers clarity to the rest of the sentence. The comment is usually an adjective or verb that expresses what you want to say about the topic. The topic expresses what the sentence is about. Words like “now,” “tomorrow,” “yesterday,” or “5 PM” might go here. ASL verbs don’t have a tense, so you add a time sign to convey past or future tense. Time expresses when the action of the verb will happen. A common way to structure a sentence in American Sign Language is: Strict word order isn’t as important in sign language, either, although it exists.
Instead of using conjunctions, articles, and the verb “to be,” you’ll use nouns, adjectives, and verbs to express your message.
For example, sign language doesn’t have articles such as “the” and doesn’t use conjunctions like “and.” Sign language doesn’t use the verb “to be,” either, which can be confusing for English speakers who rely on it heavily.
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