1. American Sign Language is similar to Mandarin Chinese and Tagalog in that information is communicated following a structure that is called “Topic – Comment”
This means that people communicating make choices about the order in which they will communicate their ideas

2. TOPIC- COMMENT In ASL signers often choose to indicate
First: the thing, event, or person they wish to talk about
Second: then make a statement, a question, or a comment about that thing, event, or person.
For this reason, ASL is described as having a structure known as:
TOPIC-
COMMENT

3. The description of the NMGS or facial grammar that indicates which is the topic and comment is defined below:
Topic Phrase
Raise Eyebrows
Lean Head Forward
Hold or Pause on Last Sign

4. The description of the NMGS or facial grammar that indicates which is the topic and comment is defined below:
Comment Phrase
Adjust Eyebrows to indicate
*Statement
*Y/N Question
*Wh-Question
Return Head to neutral position