Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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performative verb | Yes | No | No | No |
verb | Yes | No | No | No |
performative verb (noun) | verb (noun) |
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A verb that explicitly conveys the kind of speech act being performed. | a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence |
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence |