Read this spoken phrase. I watched the scary movie. How will this phrase appear in ASL? a. I watched scary movie. b. Movie scary I watched. c. Scary movie I watched. d. Watched I scary movie.

b. Movie scary I watched.

Explanation:

Remember, in American Sign Language (ASLJ) certain rules guides how to successfully pass a message. Thus, to say, "I watched the scary movie", would be shortened in American |Sign Language as "Movie scary I watched.

The reason for this difference in expresion is due to the fact that ASL places emphasis first on the object been spoken about before further information is given.