DESCRIPTIVE TEXT.

 

I. Definition

Descriptive Text is a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

II. Purpose

– To describe person, thing or place in specific
– To describe a particular person, thing or place.

III. Generic Structure

# Identification: (contains about the introduction of a person, place, animal or object will be described.)
# Description: contains a description of something such as animal, things, place or person by describing its features, forms, colors, or anything related to what the writer describes.

IV. Language Feature

– Specific participant : has a certain object, is not common and unique (only one). 


– The use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun.


– The use of simple present tense: The sentence pattern used is simple present because it tells the fact of the object described.


– Action verb: verbs that show an activity.