Jerry: Chapter #5, Exercise #17

Determine which of the following are performative sentences by inserting “hereby” and seeing whether they sound right.

c. I “hereby” testify that she met the agent. performative
d. I know that she met the agent.

e. I suppose the Yankee will win.

f. He bet her $2,500 that Bush would win.

g. I “hereby” dismiss the class. performative
h. I teach the class.

i. We promise to leave early.

j. I “hereby” owe the IRS $1 million dollars. performative
k. I bequeath $1 million dollars to the IRS

l. I swore I didn’t do it.

m. I “hereby” swear I didn’t do it. performative