Here are some generic features of a text type. What type could it be? - Generalised terms - Impersonal objective language - Technical language - Simple present tense
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Here are some generic features of a text type. What type could it be? - Passive voice - Cohesive words that link points together, e.g. therefore, furthermore, moreover - Impersonal objective language
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Here are some generic features of a text type. What type could it be? - Imperative - Time words that link, e.g. first, then, after, when
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Here are some generic features of a text type. What type could it be? - Technical language - Some passive voice - Simple present tense - Cause and effect words
Here are some generic features of a text type. What type could it be? - Descriptive language - Action verbs - Simple past tense - Time words, e.g. later, after, before, then
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