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    I. Title of the Activity: Matchy, Matchy!

    Directions:

    Match the following statements on


    column A to the terminologies of the
    speech act theory listed on column B.
    1. A category of illocutionary act which has examples like suggesting,
    putting forward, swearing, boasting and concluding.

    2. He is a philosopher of language and developer of the Speech Act Theory


    that identifies three types of acts.

    3. It refers to the utterance that a speaker wants to achieve with an


    intended effect.

    4. These are statements which enable the speaker to perform something by


    means of stating it.

    5. This speech act aims to change feelings, thoughts or actions.


    6. A classification of illocutionary speech act which commits the speaker to
    doing something in the future. Some examples of this act are giving
    promises and vows.

    7. It is a type of speech act which suggests that it is not merely saying


    something but the act of saying something with the intention of stating
    opinion, making a prediction and issuing an order.

    8. It is another type of speech act that refers to the actual act of utterance.

    9. One of the classifications of illocutionary act in which the speaker tasks the
    addressee to perform an action. An example of it is asking.

    10. Some of the examples of this act are giving blessing, bidding, passing a
    sentence and excommunicating.
    II. Title of the Activity: Identify Me!
    Directions:
    Categorize the following utterances into their
    corresponding category of illocutionary act.

    (ASSERTIVE, DIRECTIVE,
    EXPRESSIVE, COMMISSIVE,
    DECLARATIVE).
    1. “I swear to tell the truth,....”

    2. “I pronounce you husband and wife.”

    3. “Nobody sings better in the competition than I


    do!”

    4. ”We find the defendant not guilty”


    6. ”There will be a major earthquake in Surigao City”

    7. “I am sorry that I was late for the meeting.”

    8. “Leave town immediately!”

    9. “In which room is our final exam?”

    10. “It is raining outside right now.”

    11. “You are hired!”

    12.“I really appreciate the suggestions.”


    III. Gim’me baby one more time!

    Directions:

    Provide 1 example for each type of Speech Acts about COOKING.

    1. Locutionary
    2. Illocutionary
    3. Perlocutionary

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