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Understanding Descriptive Text Basics

Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, or things to help readers visualize the subject. Its purpose is to convey specific characteristics and details, often using adjectives and the simple present tense. The structure typically includes an identification and description, while language features may include adverbs of frequency to illustrate habits.

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Understanding Descriptive Text Basics

Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, or things to help readers visualize the subject. Its purpose is to convey specific characteristics and details, often using adjectives and the simple present tense. The structure typically includes an identification and description, while language features may include adverbs of frequency to illustrate habits.

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Descriptive

Text
SMA Kelas X
Nia Kurniati
What is Descriptive Text?

“Descriptive text is a kind of text


that describes something/person in
particular (details).”
You write a description when you
want your reader to picture what
you are describing
THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT

“The purpose of descriptive text


is to describe someone /
something specifically to the
readers in particular or details.”
OBJECT OF
WRITING Descriptive Text usually tells
about:
• People around us
• Things around us
Descriptive Text • Tourism Places / City / Country
• CompanyProfile
• Biography of Famous/Successful
Person
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Description :
Identification :
“It is a part of paragraph
“It is a part of paragraph which describes the
which introduces or character.” or
identifies the character.” or “this part show the detail
“introduce where or who description of subject. it may
the subject being described include the information about
is” the appearence or qualities
of”
LANGUAGE FEATURES OF
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
1. Adjective
Descriptive text is inseparable from
adjectives. When describing an object,
we definitely use adjectives, such as big,
small, tall, short, smart, friendly, and so
on. Example:
Hanni is so pretty. She has an oval
face, rounded eyes, pointed nose, and
long hair. She is smart and friendly.
LANGUAGE FEATURES OF
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
2. Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense is usually used to
state facts or general truths, as well as
habits. When describing an object, we
will use this type of tense because what
we describe from the object is a fact.
Example:
Hanny usually goes to school at 6 am
LANGUAGE FEATURES OF
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

3. Adverb of Frequency
Adverb of frequency is an adverb
that is useful for showing how often
an activity is done. Well, in
descriptive text, we can explain the
habits of objects using this.

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