... suggesting, soothing, warning, reminding an experience, begging, making conditions, persuading and advising. PAs are pragmatically represented by explaining and notifying in high frequency in ... exist in both English and Vietnamese. (2) Pragmatically, the study focuses on classifying and analyzing the features of PAs in both languages such as: surveying, notifying, confirming, introducing, ... pragmatic features. (iii) Describing and comparing PAs in English with those in Vietnamese. (iv) Finding and discussing (v) Suggesting some implications for English teaching and learning....