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    The document categorizes different types of speech acts: assertives that state facts, commissives that express commitments, expressives that convey emotions, directives that call for actions, and declarations that bring about states. Examples are provided for each category, such as stating all men are mortal as an assertive and sentencing someone to jail as a declaration.

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    The document categorizes different types of speech acts: assertives that state facts, commissives that express commitments, expressives that convey emotions, directives that call for actions, and declarations that bring about states. Examples are provided for each category, such as stating all men are mortal as an assertive and sentencing someone to jail as a declaration.

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    The document categorizes different types of speech acts: assertives that state facts, commissives that express commitments, expressives that convey emotions, directives that call for actions, and declarations that bring about states. Examples are provided for each category, such as stating all men are mortal as an assertive and sentencing someone to jail as a declaration.

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    Umama

    Assertives
     All men are mortal.
     Imran Khan was the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
     Water is the universal solvent.

    Commissives
     I promise to exercise everyday.
     I will be there in 10 minutes.
     I will give you 5 dollars for watch.

    Expressives
     Thank you for giving me the money.
     I apologize for what I have done.
     Congratulations on your new job.

    Directives
     Pass the salt.
     Vote for me.
     Go to your room.

    Declaration
     The meeting is postponed.
     I now pronounce you husband and wife.
     I sentence you to 5 months in jail/prison.

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