A personal essay is about a meaningful time in the writer's life, whereas a memoir is about a topic important to the writer
Remember, a linking verb <span>is a </span>verb which<span> connects a subject to its predicate without expressing an action.
"Was" is the linking verb.
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well it seemed like they were surprised to hear about what was happening so they did not have time to sit and write it calmly so they did it on the train. i am not saying this happened i'm only saying what people think, this was not scientifically based