Who is the Experiencer in a sentence?

B. The person or animal who feels or experiences something but does not control it

A. The person who does the action on purpose

C. The thing that is changed by the action

What is the Theme in a sentence?

B. The thing or person whose place is described, or who is noticed or felt by the Experiencer

A. The person who does the action

Which of these is an example of an act of assertion?

C. "The meeting starts at 9 a.m.

What does the descriptive fallacy say about assertions?

A. Their only purpose is to describe things

According to the descriptive fallacy, what is the main purpose of assertions?

A. To describe a state of affairs only

What is a performative utterance?

C. A sentence that does an action and describes it at the same time

A. A sentence that only describes something

B. A sentence that asks a question

Which of these is an example of a performative utterance?

A. "I promise to call you tomorrow."

B. "I went to the store yesterday."

In a performative utterance, what happens?

B. The speaker performs an action and describes it at once

A. The speaker describes an action done in the past

C. The speaker only gives information

What is a constative utterance?

B. A statement that makes an assertion but does not perform an action

A. A sentence that does an action and describes it

Which of these is a constative utterance?

B. "The sun rises in the east."

C. "I apologize for my mistake."

What is a performative verb?

B. A verb that makes the sentence perform an action when used with “I” in present tense

A. A verb that describes something in the past

C. A verb used only in questions

What is a perlocutionary act?

B. The act of causing an effect on the listener

A. The physical act of saying words

C. The grammatical structure of the sentence

What does an illocutionary act show?

B. The speaker’s intention in a social context

A. The listener’s emotional reaction

C. The physical sound of the word

What is the phonic act?

B. The act of making vocal sounds

A. The act of thinking about meaning

What are felicity conditions?

B. Conditions needed for an illocutionary act to work properly

What happens if felicity conditions are not met?

A. The act is not done properly

What is a sincerity condition?

B. A condition needed to make an act sincere

A. A rule about correct grammar

C. A condition for physical actions

If the sincerity condition is not met, what happens?

B. The act still happens but is not sincere

A. The act cannot happen at all

What is a direct illocution?

B. The act shown clearly by the literal words and grammar

A. The hidden meaning of a sentence

What is an indirect illocution?

A. Any extra meaning or act the speaker also intends

In "Can you open the window?", what is the direct illocution?

A. A request to open the window

C. A statement about the window

In "Can you open the window?", what is the indirect illocution?

B. Requesting someone to actually open the window

A. Asking if the person is strong

What is a directive act?

C. An act that asks the listener to do something

A. An act that gives information only

B. An act that describes a feeling

What is a commissive act?

C. n act where the speaker commits to doing something

A. An act that describes something

B. An act that asks the listener a question

Which of these is a commissive act?

C. "I promise to call you tomorrow."

What is propositional content in a directive illocution?

B. The action the speaker wants the listener to do

A. The action the speaker promises to do

C. The speaker’s feelings only

What is propositional content in a commissive illocution?

C. The action the speaker promises to do

A. The action the listener should do

B. The speaker’s feelings only

In "I promise to help you tomorrow," what is the propositional content?

A. A. You will help me tomorrow

How are commissives and directives similar?

A. Both can be expressed by asserting their propositional content

How do commissives differ from directives?

A. Commissives cannot usually be expressed by questioning the propositional content

B. Commissives are always more polite

C. Commissives are never indirect

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What is an agent in a sentence?

A. The thing affected by the action

B. the person deliberately carrying out the action described

C. The place where the action takes place

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What is an affected participant/(Patient)?

A. The person or thing doing the action

B. The thing (or sometimes person) the action is done to

C. The place where the action happens

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In the sentence "The boy broke the window," what is the affected participant?

A. The boy

C. The window

B. Broke

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What is an instrument in a sentence?

A. The person doing the action

B. The thing that the action is done to

C. The thing (almost never a person) used to do the action

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In "She cut the bread with a knife," what is the instrument?

A. The bread

B. She

C. The knife

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What does LOCATION mean in a sentence?

A. The thing doing the action

B. The place where the action happens

C. The thing affected by the action

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Beneficiary in a sentence?

A. The person doing the action

B. The person who gets the benefit or is affected positively or negatively

C. The place where the action happens

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Review U20 -U27

What is an agent in a sentence?

What is an affected participant/(Patient)?

In the sentence "The boy broke the window," what is the affected participant?

What is an instrument in a sentence?

In "She cut the bread with a knife," what is the instrument?

What does LOCATION mean in a sentence?

What is the Beneficiary in a sentence?

Who is the Experiencer in a sentence?

What is the Theme in a sentence?

In "Fred saw a comedy show in that club," what is "in that club"?

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