Match the utterances on the left to the speech act type on the right.

Question

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"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings"

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"I will help you with the assignment tomorrow"

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"I’d like to book a table for tomorrow night."

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"I sentence you to ten years in prison"

A.
Expressives

B.
Declarations

C.
Commissives

D.
Directives

Answer 1

A. Expressives - "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings"

C. Commissives - "I will help you with the assignment tomorrow"

D. Directives - "I’d like to book a table for tomorrow night."

B. Declarations - "I sentence you to ten years in prison"