Interpretation

Kathy G

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7/15/2026

1 Comments

In Section 8, Verbs 3, Lesson 1, when going through the questions, one of the videos shows 3 signs:

Homework

Forgot

So my answer was:

“I forgot the homework.”

But apparently this was wrong. The answer was:

“I forgot to do the homework”

How are we supposed to know the difference? One could mean a person did the homework but forgot to bring it or turn it in. Or forgetting the homework could also mean forgetting to do it. But there are only the 3 signs.

Discussion (1)

Lou Masters

7/15/2026

so I didn't know for sure about this one but one thing I have learned about ASL is that it is highly context sensitive. there are lots of things where you would sign it one way that might seen kinda vague but it makes sense because you have been talking about it so the other person just gets the context where as if there was no context you might have to sign it in a more specific way. so this could be one of those cases how ever there is also the additional part where this app just isn't set up for multiple correct answers and combinations. you could be right that both of those ways are correct but they only programmed one correct response. I have run into multiple instances where I type a sentence with the word order slightly off and it's wrong now even though it's still a proper sentence and conveys the same info but they have one correct order programmed in and if you don't get that order it is considered wrong. it's just a limitation of the app where as a real human teacher could recognize it as correct.

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