SEM-SLOT 15 (U22)

2. What basic kinds of acts are typically performed by the utterance of declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences, respectively?

• Declarative: act of assertion

• interrogative: act of asking

• imperative: act of ordering

• All of them

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. a. Father to his son: "The car is dirty."

• Declarative; act of asking the son to wash the car

• Interrogative; act of asking the son to wash the car

• Imperative; act of ordering the son to wash the car

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. b. Irate citizen to the city council: "Is it right to allow skateboarding on our sidewalks?"

• Declarative; act of asserting that skateboarding on the streets bad

• Interrogative; act of asserting that skateboarding on the streets bad

• Imperative; act of asserting that skateboarding on the streets bad

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. c. Mother to small child: "Look at the mess you just made!"

• Declarative; act of asserting that the act was wrong

• Interrogative; act of asserting that the act was wrong

• Imperative; act of asserting that the act was wrong (or ordering that the mess be cleaned up)

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. d. Student to a friend on a windy day: "Some of my papers have blown away."

• Declarative; act of asking the hearer to pick up the papers

• Interrogative; act of asking the hearer to pick up the papers

• Imperative; act of asking the hearer to pick up the papers

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. e. Photographer to a client: "Stand right there and say cheese!"

• Declarative; act of ordering the hearer to stand there

• Interrogative; act of asking the hearer to stand there

• Imperative; act of ordering the hearer to stand there

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. f. Student to a teacher: "What is the correct answer to question 2?"

• Declarative; act of asking the teacher for an answer

• Interrogative; act of asking the teacher for an answer

• Imperative; act of asking the teacher for an answer

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible. g. Student to a teacher: "I had trouble with question 2."

• Declarative; act of asking the teacher for help

• Interrogative; act of asking the teacher for help

• Imperative; act of asking the teacher for help

3. For each of the following situations, identify both the sentence type of the utterance and the act carried out by the utterance (from among asserting, asking, or ordering). One or two potential acts is/are given per utterance; others are possible.h. Teacher to a student: "Question 2 has not yet been answered."

• Declarative; act of ordering the student to answer

• Interrogative; act of asking the student to answer

• Imperative; act of ordering the student to answer

5. Make sure you understand the difference between perlocutionary and illocutionary acts.

........: the act carried out by a speaker's utterance of causing a certain effect on the hearer and others. It is generally not always intended by the speaker, nor is it under the speaker's control.

• Perlocutionary act

• Illocutionary act