Descriptive Text

Purpose 

To describe a particular person / thing.

Generic Structures

• Identification (mention the name, occupation, profession and career)
• Description (mention the physical features, the way he / she dresses and his / her personality)

Language Features 

• The use of adjectives and compound adjectives (Sinta looks attractive and beautiful, she is brown-skinned)
• The use of linking verbs (She always appears young, she is a model from Jakarta)
• The use of attributive has and have

Examples of Descriptive Text

• Jatim Park
• Marsupial Mammal
• The Moon
• A Cat 
• Gold
• Paris

Quiz of Descriptive Text

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