The principal sign is described as which option?

The principal sign is described as which option?

• A. Program + Agent
• B. Programer
• C. program (CL:P up and over CL:B) + agent
• D. Program (CL:P up and over CL:B) + Agent

Answer: (C)

Think of the principal as the person who leads a program. In ASL you show that leadership by pairing the sign for program with a motion that uses a P handshape (CL:P) moving up and over a B classifier (CL:B), then add the sign for agent to mark that this is a person. That specific combination—program with the P-hand moving upward and over the B-classifier plus the agent sign—clearly conveys a person who leads or heads the program. The other descriptions either miss the movement that shows leadership, omit the person component, or don’t align with how this role is depicted in signs, so they don’t communicate the idea as accurately.

Think of the principal as the person who leads a program. In ASL you show that leadership by pairing the sign for program with a motion that uses a P handshape (CL:P) moving up and over a B classifier (CL:B), then add the sign for agent to mark that this is a person. That specific combination—program with the P-hand moving upward and over the B-classifier plus the agent sign—clearly conveys a person who leads or heads the program. The other descriptions either miss the movement that shows leadership, omit the person component, or don’t align with how this role is depicted in signs, so they don’t communicate the idea as accurately.