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3. A child says to her playmate, “Happy birthday”.
4. On seeing a pile of dirty dishes in the sink, a mother says to her daughter, “Thanks
for washing the dishes”.
5. A passerby says to a motorist with a flat tire, “Let me help you with that.”
6. I swear I won’t see Ann again.
7. I forbid you to leave the room.
8. A man says to a stranger, “Do you know what time it is?”
9. A buyer says to a seller, “I agree to your terms.”
10. Tom to Mary: "Since your car is broken, I can give you a lift."
11. What a great present you got for Lisa!
12. – Would you get the jam out for me?
13. Sorry. If this cupboard weren't so full, I possibly could find it.
14. – Now that you are here, shall I drive you around the campus?
15. The children are restless after the long drive.
16. – I might get held up that afternoon meeting but I'll let you know by five o'clock if
anything changes.
17. A wife to her husband who goes to the store: "The cake recipe calls for half a dozen
eggs."
18. A student to his classmate: "Why don't you discuss this problem with the professor?"
19. If Tom says one more thing about my cooking, I'll never see him again.
20. I just can't uncork this bottle.

2. Assume that each of the following utterances constitutes a nonfelicitous (i.e. invalid) act of
apologizing. Which type of felicity condition is violated by each one?

1) I apologize for not stealing your car.
2) I am sorry for Ann’s having hit you.
3) I apologize for what I’ll have to do.

3. Which of the performative verbs is used in its performative sense in the following utterances.

1) Promise me anything, but give me that book.
2) We would ask you to kindly treat this information as strictly confidential.
3) I won’t insist that you leave.
4) I warned you not to go to the forest.
5) I demand justice.
6) I must ask you not to regard the matter as settled
7) The boss insists that you work late tonight.
8) Apologize to Aunt Betty immediately.
9) Could I ask you for advice?
10) May I tell you that you are wrong?

4. Two boys are having an argument. Pete says, “I’ve never thought you could be as obstinate
as a mule”. Nick responds with “Thanks a lot.” What preparatory condition on thanking does
Nick’s utterance violate?

1) The act for which one is thanked must be a past act.
2) The act for which one is thanked must be in the hearer’s best interest.