Which profession uses the sign 'Teach + agent'?

Which profession uses the sign 'Teach + agent'?

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

Answer: (B)

In ASL, many occupation signs are built by taking a verb and adding the idea of the person who does that action. Here, the base action is teach. When you attach the agent concept (the person who does the action), you get the sign for someone who teaches—the profession of a teacher. That’s why this sign corresponds to a teacher. The other options relate to different base meanings (music for musician, wood/hammer for carpenter, flowers for florist) and don’t incorporate the teaching action, so they wouldn’t be represented by the same sign.

In ASL, many occupation signs are built by taking a verb and adding the idea of the person who does that action. Here, the base action is teach. When you attach the agent concept (the person who does the action), you get the sign for someone who teaches—the profession of a teacher. That’s why this sign corresponds to a teacher. The other options relate to different base meanings (music for musician, wood/hammer for carpenter, flowers for florist) and don’t incorporate the teaching action, so they wouldn’t be represented by the same sign.