Compare this with the sentence, "I run every day," in which the verb "run" merely represents the action of moving quickly.
We order the defendant to pay damages in the amount of $20,000.
(wedding vow) One can identify a performative verb by using the "Hereby" Test.
[1] For example, in the sentences below, 1 and 2 differ only in the verb and both are acceptable.
In the corresponding pair, 3 and 4, the use of "hereby" before the non-performative verb see is not coherent because the action of seeing is not performed simply by its utterance.