TASK DEFINITION: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
PROBLEM: Passage: The agency quoted witnesses as saying tanks and armored cars are patrolling the streets of Baghdad. There was no independent confirmation of the report by the government-run news agency, which did not say when the reported attempt occurred.

SOLUTION: quoted

PROBLEM: Passage: Mark Potach says over four hundred hate groups have been identified and many are becoming increasingly successful at recruiting younger members through the use of Internet web pages and the promotion of racist rock music. The Internet has certainly helped uh hate mongers to organize and uh to feel that they are part of a larger community, even if uh they are essentially uh, you know, angry people sitting in their bedrooms uh all alone.

SOLUTION: says

PROBLEM: Passage: Also in the capital, Juan Cotzajay, 17, was shot to death by four men in an armed robbery on a bus. The Volunteer Fire Service also found five male corpses in different areas of Guatemala City.

SOLUTION:
shot