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Descriptive Text

Descriptive text describes a person, place, animal or thing. It introduces the subject being described and then provides details about its appearance and qualities. Descriptive text uses simple present and past tenses, action verbs, adjectives, adverbs and sometimes passive voice. The purpose is to describe particular people, places, things or animals for readers. Common subjects include people, objects, tourism destinations, cities, countries and biographies of famous individuals.

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Descriptive Text

Descriptive text describes a person, place, animal or thing. It introduces the subject being described and then provides details about its appearance and qualities. Descriptive text uses simple present and past tenses, action verbs, adjectives, adverbs and sometimes passive voice. The purpose is to describe particular people, places, things or animals for readers. Common subjects include people, objects, tourism destinations, cities, countries and biographies of famous individuals.

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DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
Sri Famili,S.Pd
What is descriptive text?
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Descriptive text is a text that describes a
particular person, animal, place or a thing.

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What is the
Generic
Structure ?

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Generic structure

Description
Identification
This part shows the detail description of
This part introduces what or who the subject. It may include the
information about the appearance or the
the subject being discussed
qualities of the subject being described.

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Language Features
1. Focus on specific participants (object)
2. Using simple present tense

- Laboan Bajo offers you many choices of land and sea

3. Using past tense

- The goverment built the museum ten years ago

4. Action verb: verbs that show an activity for example, run, sleep, walk,
cut etc.

5. Using adjectives and adverbs

Adjective : well-known, historical, beautiful

Adverb ; in Magelang, on top of the centre of the temple


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Language Features
5. Using passive voice
Example: Laboan Bajo is recognized as the
sunset city.

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Social function

To describe a particular person,


place, thing or animal.

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OBJECT OF WRITING
Descriptive text usually tells about:
1. People around us
2. Things around us

3. Tourism Places / City / Country

4 Biography of Famous/Successful Person

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Thank you!

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