A speech act serves
A) to communicate information
B) to serve as an action
C) to determine the literal meaning of a sentence
D) to guide conversation

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A speech act is a phrase or sentence used to perform an action. For example, saying "I now pronounce you husband and wife" is a speech act that performs the action of marrying two people. Other speech acts could include apologizing, promising, congratulating, or requesting. So, the purpose of a speech act is to serve as an action.

A Speech Act Serves