Match the utterances on the left to the speech act type on the right.
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"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings"
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"I will help you with the assignment tomorrow"
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"I’d like to book a table for tomorrow night."
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"I sentence you to ten years in prison"
A.
Directives
B.
Declarations
C.
Commissives
D.
Expressives
"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings" - D. Expressives
"I will help you with the assignment tomorrow" - C. Commissives
"I’d like to book a table for tomorrow night." - A. Directives
"I sentence you to ten years in prison" - B. Declarations