The sentence "I apologize! " belongs to the category of______ according to the Speech Act
A.directives
B.performative
C.representative
D.constative
A.directives
B.performative
C.representative
D.constative
A.The man blamed the woman for being careless.
B.The man misunderstood the woman's apology.
C.The woman offered to pay for the man's coffee.
D.The woman spilt coffee on the man's jacket.
I'm trying ______ to get this sentence right.
A.quite
B.well
C.hard
The error in the sentence "I very happy" is an example of______.
A.addition
B.substitution
C.omission
D.misordering
A.Simple
B.Compound
C.Complex
D.Compound-complex
"If I were you, I wouldn't wait to propose to her." The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to __.
Aalleviate hostility
Bexpress unfavorable feelings
Cindicate uncertainty
Dmake a suggestion
A.for
B.by
C.through
D.in
In the first sentence the author means that ____.
A.it is easy to say "I love you"
B.it is hard to say "I love you"
C.we have many troubles in our life
D.people usually do not know when to say "I love you"
A.simple sentence
B.compound sentence
C.complex sentence
D.compound-complex sentence
The function of the sentence "I apologize" is
A.interrogative.
B.directive.
C.informative.
D.performative.
What type of sentence is "My sister likes apple, but I like orange."?
A.A simple sentence.
B.A coordinate sentence.
C.A compound sentence.
D.A complex sentence.
The sentence "I am sorry" belongs to
A.commissives.
B.directives.
C.representatives.
D.expressives.