Descriptive Text part 1

 Definition of Descriptive Text

 Descriptive text is a text that describes or describes a person, animal or thing. This explanation or description includes the form, nature, amount, and others.

Social function/purpose of descriptive text

 The social function of descriptive text is to describe the object by detailing the object subjectively or describing the condition of the object from the author's point of view

Descriptive Text Structure

 Identification (identification): general description of a topic.

 This section is usually in the first paragraph. The structure of this descriptive text aims to describe what will be discussed in the paragraph. So it's just general information.

 Description: an explanation that contains the special characteristics of the object, place, or person being described.

 Well, in this section, the discussion is specific. You can describe the object you choose in more detail.

 Language Features Descriptive Text

How do you write a descriptive text in English? In addition to the structure of descriptive text, you also need to know about its language features or characteristics. Anything? Come on, see below.

Specific participant: has a certain object, is not general and unique (there is only one). For example: Uncle Jack, Borobudur Temple.

The use of adjectives (adjectives) to clarify nouns (nouns). For example: a handsome man, a beautiful woman.

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

Action verbs: there are verbs that indicate an activity (the activity can be seen). For example: run, walk, cut, etc.