The utterances that perform. an act rather than state a fact or describe a state are calle

l An （5) statement can perform. a calculation and store the result in a variable so that i

The organization performed an important _____ in protecting the rights of children.

（)refers to the language that surrounds or accompanies a piece of utterance or discour

An （70） statement can perform. a calculation and store the result in a variable sothat it

According to Austin, which of the following utterances can be regarded as a performative？A

The doctor performed an operation on him as soon as he was sent to the hospital.