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historical accounts, and personal essays. They can also be used

in more creative forms of writing, such as short stories and
novels.

According to Sitorus and Sipayung (2018), various types

of recount text can be seen from two aspects; First, in the

personal recount. It is a recount text that serves to tell about the
author's personal experience. The second can be seen in the

factual recount. It is a recount text that serves to present

reports of events that actually happened, such as science

experiment reports or police reports. The last can be seen in an

imaginative recount. It is a type of recount text that serves to
present an imaginative story (Mediska & Adnan, 2019). The

language features of a recount text include that the language is

written in the simple past tense, and the frequent use of

connectives that link events in time, such as next, later, when,

then, after, before, and first.

Recount texts aren't just for reliving past experiences.

They actually serve important social functions. One of their

main purposes is to inform. Imagine you're explaining a

historical event to a friend. By recounting the events in order,
you're helping them understand what happened and why.

Recounts can also be used in more practical ways, like

explaining a science experiment or a news report.

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