Signing Naturally 5:6 Translating English Questions with "Do"

What did your brother do yesterday?

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"What should I do....?"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"How do you do the laundry?"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"Have you....." (pick 2)

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"is required to do"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"What will you be doing....?"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• Use a specific verb sign instead of DO-DO or DO

• sign NEED D-O

"doing homework"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"Did you.....?"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"needs to do"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O

"Do you like his new motorcycle?"

• sign DO-DO

• raise eyebrows for a Yes/No question

• Use a specific verb sign to incorporate the meaning of “do” but don’t sign DO or DO-DO

• sign FINISH

• sign NEED D-O