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Searle’s Classification of Speech Acts

Authored by MARIA NAREDO

English

10th Grade

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Searle’s Classification of Speech Acts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

1. The speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

2. The speaker tries to make the addressee perform an action.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Declarative

Expressive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

3. It commits the speaker to doing something in the future.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

4. The speaker expresses his/her feelings or emotional reactions.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

5. It brings a change in the external situation.  It also brings into existence or cause the state of affairs which they refer to.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

6. Blessing, firing, baptizing, bidding, passing a sentence and excommunicating are examples of ___________.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

7. Thanking, apologizing, welcoming and deploring are examples of _______.

Assertive

Directive

Commissive

Expressive

Declarative

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