Which of the following statements are examples of referring expressions?
“God loves you.”
“The king of France is bald.”
“The girl’s passion which was displayed as she read the lines of the play was amazing.”
“God exists.”
The following statements are examples of referring expressions:
“The king of France is bald.”
“The girl’s passion which was displayed as she read the lines of the play was amazing.”
Referring expressions are expressions that are used to refer to or identify something or someone. They typically point to or describe a person, thing, or concept.
Based on this definition, the following statements include referring expressions:
1. “The king of France is bald.” This statement includes the referring expression "The king of France" which is used to refer to a specific person, in this case, the king of France.
2. “The girl’s passion which was displayed as she read the lines of the play was amazing.” This statement includes the referring expression "The girl's passion" which is used to refer to a specific person's passion.
Please note that the other statements - "God loves you" and "God exists" - do not include referring expressions as they do not point to or describe a specific person, thing, or concept.
Referring expressions are those that refer to specific people, places, things, or concepts. In the list you provided, the referring expressions are:
1. "God" - This refers to a specific entity, albeit one that may be understood or interpreted differently by different individuals or religious beliefs.
2. "The king of France" - This refers to a specific person, even though there is currently no king of France.
3. "The girl's passion which was displayed as she read the lines of the play" - This is a more complex expression, but it refers to a specific girl and her specific actions during the performance.
In contrast, "God exists" is not an example of a referring expression because it is a statement or proposition rather than a specific reference to someone or something.