According to Searle, the illocutionary point of the representative is

According to Searle, the illocutionary point of the representative is ______.

to get the hearer to do something

to commit the speaker to something’s being the case

to commit the hearer to some future course of action

to express the feelings or attitude towards an existing state of affairs

答案及解析：本题考查言语行为理论。B选项，言外行为，强调说话者的目的或意图，综上，B选项正确。A选项，听者做事情，故排除。C选项，关键词为hear，故排除。D选项，没有关键词，speaker，故排除。故正确答案为B。