The sentence Would you wash the dishes, please? is an example of which type of speech act?

A representative
B declaration
C directive
D expressive
E commissive


C

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A. totemism B. an omnipotent supreme being C. reincarnation D. an afterworld where spirits reside after a person has died

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A program of extermination of one group by another is called _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. True b. False

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