Start with both hands flat in front of your chest. Place your dominant hand on top of your non-dominant hand, with your dominant palm facing down and your non-dominant palm facing up. Keeping your hands pressed lightly together, rotate them so their positions swap, ending with your non-dominant hand on top and your dominant hand on the bottom.
Sign 'I', 'want', 'become' (using the rotating flat hands), and then 'teacher'. The sign for 'become' acts as the bridge showing your future transition into that profession.
Sign 'caterpillar', 'future/will', 'become', and 'butterfly'. The flipping motion of the 'become' sign perfectly illustrates the physical transformation from one creature into another.
Sign 'start', 'become', and 'cold'. Emphasize the change in the weather by making the 'become' sign smooth and deliberate, showing the transition into a new temperature.
Sign 'I', 'want', 'become' (using the rotating flat hands), and then 'teacher'. The sign for 'become' acts as the bridge showing your future transition into that profession.
Sign 'caterpillar', 'future/will', 'become', and 'butterfly'. The flipping motion of the 'become' sign perfectly illustrates the physical transformation from one creature into another.
Sign 'start', 'become', and 'cold'. Emphasize the change in the weather by making the 'become' sign smooth and deliberate, showing the transition into a new temperature.
Yes, generally your dominant hand starts on top. If you are right-handed, your right hand rests on top of your left hand before the rotation. If you are left-handed, start with your left hand on top. This follows the general ASL rule where the dominant hand performs the primary action.
Absolutely! The sign for 'become' is frequently used to mean 'turn into,' 'transform,' or 'change into.' Because the flipping motion perfectly illustrates a complete change of state, it works beautifully for any sentence where something is altering its fundamental nature.
Yes, your palms should lightly touch or brush against each other as they rotate. Keeping them connected emphasizes the seamless, continuous transition from one thing to another. If your hands drift apart, the sign loses its visual impact of a unified transformation.
