Which verb is NOT listed as an inflecting (directional) verb example?

Which verb is NOT listed as an inflecting (directional) verb example?

• A. TELL
• B. MOVE
• C. BORROW
• D. SING

Answer: (D)

In ASL, inflecting (directional) verbs use the movement of the sign to show who is performing the action and who is receiving it. That directional behavior lets you sign “tell” or “borrow” with the movement directed toward the person involved, or from the person involved, indicating the relationship without extra words. The sign for SING, by contrast, is a straightforward action sign that doesn’t encode subject-to-object direction through its movement. It doesn’t change to show “I sing to you” versus “you sing to me,” so it isn’t considered an inflecting (directional) verb. Therefore, SING is the one that does not fit as an inflecting verb.

In ASL, inflecting (directional) verbs use the movement of the sign to show who is performing the action and who is receiving it. That directional behavior lets you sign “tell” or “borrow” with the movement directed toward the person involved, or from the person involved, indicating the relationship without extra words. The sign for SING, by contrast, is a straightforward action sign that doesn’t encode subject-to-object direction through its movement. It doesn’t change to show “I sing to you” versus “you sing to me,” so it isn’t considered an inflecting (directional) verb. Therefore, SING is the one that does not fit as an inflecting verb.