30 câu hỏi
Which of the following is a performative utterance?
I confirm that I’ll attend the interview
I’m so excited about the interview
I believe I’ll pass the interview
I will call you after the meeting
Which of the following is a constative utterance?
I condemn Jack for killing his comrade
I’m typing some messages to my friend
I warn you not to pick the flowers
I request you to stay here
Which of the following is a performative verb?
Debate
Love
Bet
Run
Which of the following is a constative verb?
Request
Spit
Order
Offer
Which of the following can be the perlocutionary effect of the utterance: "I admit I stole your wallet"?
Asserting
Confessing
The hearer is angry
The hearer feels pity
What illocutionary act is performed by the utterance "Can I have a salad and a medium-rare steak?"
Ordering
Asking
The waiter writes down the meals
Requesting
Which of the following performs the act of protesting?
People queue in a long line to protest against the new regulations
The company hasn’t increased our salary for five years
Are you satisfied with the pay rate of the company?
We should not stay silent
Which of the following is a phonic act?
"You need to say yes when the teacher calls your name"
"Yes!"
"You don’t need to say yes when the teacher calls your name"
"Please don’t answer unless I ask you a question"
Choose the correct felicity condition for the act of forgiving:
The speaker has done something wrong to the hearer
The hearer has done something wrong to the speaker
The speaker feels guilty about what he has done
The speaker must have suffered the wrong
Which of the following is infelicitous?
Father to his son: "You should be sorry about your bad behaviors"
Two close friends talking to each other: "Can I call you by your first name?"
Teacher to students: "You have done a great job"
A manager to a subordinate: "You did excellent work today"
Which of the following is the direct illocution of the utterance “Can I have a chicken rice”?
Ordering
Asking
Advising
Suggesting
Which of the following is the indirect illocution of the utterance: A tour guide introducing about the dinner destination: “The Sea World is the best restaurant in town”?
Asserting
Describing
Suggesting
Advising
Which of the following shows the act of promising as an indirect illocution?
I’ll be there at 7 a.m.
Can you bring me my laptop?
They promise not to break the laws.
I will take you to the airport tomorrow.
Which of the following is a direct directive?
Would you mind turning off the loudspeakers?
Turn left and then go straight ahead
Going to the beach is a good choice for the summer vacation
Could you please do me a favor?
Which of the following is an indirect commissive?
I’ll be here waiting for your order
I swear to be faithful to our country
I promise not to go anywhere
I think I will submit the report by tomorrow
Decide if the statement is about sentence meaning or utterance meaning: “I can’t walk any further because these heels are killing me.”
Sentence meaning
Utterance meaning
Both
Neither
Which of the following is the directive illocution of the propositional content: “You will have a dinner with me tonight”?
Will you have a dinner with me tonight?
I’m thinking about a dinner at Chez Mary tonight
I’m easy-going, any Cantonese restaurant would be perfect
Let’s go to the new restaurant tonight
Which of the following is the commissive illocution: A student agrees to submit the assignment within 3 days?
The teacher requires me to submit the assignment within 3 days
I’ll submit the assignment within 3 days
Is it possible to submit the assignment within 3 days?
I need to finish the assignment soon
The statement below is true or false?
“We see that for an illocutionary act to be carried out there is no need for either the speaker or the hearer to be referred to.”
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is a primary illocution indicator?
John
Let’s
Hello
Please
True or False?
Not all entailments are inferences, but all inferences are entailments.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is an implicature of “Don’t forget to bring your umbrella again”?
The listener always forgets his umbrella
It’s not going to rain
The speaker cannot predict the weather
The listener is expected to bring an umbrella
Which of the following is NOT an inference of “Martha ate all the fruits on the table”?
There were some fruits on the table
Martha likes eating fruits
Somebody ate the apples on the table
Martha finished all the fruits
Which of the following is an idiom?
We will swear loyalty to the crown
The pen is mightier than the sword
Cat got your tongue?
Break a leg
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Beauty is only skin deep
He loves giving someone a hand
Laughter is the best medicine
Time is money
Which of the following is an orientational metaphor?
She will rise to the top
I smell success in this building
There is a weight on my shoulder
The future is bright
Which of the following is an ontological metaphor?
Inflation makes me sick
He’s buried in a sea of paperwork
I’m feeling down
The time is flying
Which of the following uses personification?
The assignment is a tall order
People often find ideas in the library
The wind howled in the night
Time flies when you're having fun
Which of the following is a metonymy?
The cup is a container
The cup is quite tasty
Reading is my cup of tea
The cup is chipped
Which of the following is a the-part-for-the-whole metonymy?
America doesn’t want to build walls anymore
Money just walked in
We have some new faces in the class
I need a hand with this project