How is ASL different from regular english text and speech?

I am a hearingperson, who has taken some sign language courses, buthavebeen told that ASL is different from exact english. How is this?
I would like to develop my ASL, because I know alot of people who speak it. Is there any way anyone could translate a few sentences into ASL so we can understand how it works?
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  1. it’s not different, trust me…sentence structure and everything is exactly the same. It’s just like speaking, except with our hands.

  2. the sentence structure is completely different. for example, instead of saying, “i am going to the store”, in ASL, it would be, ” i store go i”.

    hope this helps

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