The sign 'Teach + agent' corresponds to which profession?

The sign 'Teach + agent' corresponds to which profession?

• A. Student
• B. Carpenter
• C. Teacher
• D. Florist

Answer: (C)

In ASL, professions are often built by taking a verb that describes the action and adding an agent indicator to show who performs that action. The base sign here is teach, which conveys the act of teaching. When you add the agent element, you point to the person who does that action. Put together, Teach plus the agent cue yields someone who teaches—the profession known as a teacher. The other roles describe different occupations that don’t center on the act of teaching, so they don’t fit this combined form. This pattern—action plus agent—helps you interpret many occupation signs in ASL.

In ASL, professions are often built by taking a verb that describes the action and adding an agent indicator to show who performs that action. The base sign here is teach, which conveys the act of teaching. When you add the agent element, you point to the person who does that action. Put together, Teach plus the agent cue yields someone who teaches—the profession known as a teacher. The other roles describe different occupations that don’t center on the act of teaching, so they don’t fit this combined form. This pattern—action plus agent—helps you interpret many occupation signs in ASL.