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5. Using Linking Verb
A linking verb is a verb that
REMEMBER! describes a subject by linking it with a

Linking verbs are used to predicate adjective or predicate noun.
provide descriptive Unlike most verbs, they do not

information and identify the describe any direct action that is taken
subject. So, it does not refer to or controlled by the subject. Examples
the actions performed by the are: be, become, seem, appear, grow,
subject. was, and were.

Recount text consists of four different types, including personal

recount, factual recount, imaginative recount, and historical recount.

Personal Recount: a type of text that
aims to tell about the author's personal

experience.

Factual Recount: a story to present

reports related to events that occurred
based on facts. This is not fixated on

personal events, but can also tell other
Types of people's experiences
Recount
Text Imaginative Recount: a text that is

usually used by someone as a story of an

imaginative event or something that did
not really happen. It could be a dream or
an imagination

Historical Recount: a recount text

whose contents tell historical events that
really happened in the past.

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