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5. You can evolve your own suitable style depending on the topic of your writing

Personal Nouns Since it is a personal recount, it should involve you

The simple Present Tense A dairy entry is usually about the immediate past and present
And the Simple Past Tense

A diary entry recounts how someone’s day progresses
Time Connectors
Grammar Use time connectors to link actions and events.
Language

Informal tone

Contractions Since a diary entry is personal, contractions are allowed.
Keep a record of a day’s events
Diary Entry Not advisable
Purpose
To privately express our feelings about
something Vocabulary Make the dairy entry interesting Use descriptive words

Personal recount

Personal and Immediate

Personal feelings and private thoughts
Content
Similar to talking to and sharing your feelings with someone

Allows you to express your feelings
Style
Allows you to think about the events you are writing about.
Commonly begins with a ‘Dear Diary’

First statement generally gives an overview of what the entry
Features would be about.

You may end your entry with ‘Love,(your name)’, although it
is not unnecessary