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asmith134

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A third-grader calls out an answer in class, without raising his hand. The teacher says, Is your arm broken, Johnny? The teacher's remark can be called a(n)
 
  a. direct request.
  b. indirect request.
  c. failure to establish common ground.
  d. pragmatic violation.

Question 2

A sentence that asks someone to do something is called a
 
  a. directive.
  b. heuristic.
  c. structural ambiguity.
  d. pragmatic.



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bigsis44

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: a




asmith134

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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