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Descriptive Text Overview and Example

Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, animals, objects, or events to help readers visualize them. It typically includes an identification section introducing the subject and a description section detailing its characteristics, often using adjectives and the simple present tense. An example provided is Taufik Hidayat, a famous Indonesian badminton player, highlighting his achievements and personality.

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Descriptive Text Overview and Example

Descriptive text is a type of writing that provides detailed descriptions of people, places, animals, objects, or events to help readers visualize them. It typically includes an identification section introducing the subject and a description section detailing its characteristics, often using adjectives and the simple present tense. An example provided is Taufik Hidayat, a famous Indonesian badminton player, highlighting his achievements and personality.

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DESCRIPTIVE

TEXT
Definition

Descriptive text is a type of text that describes a


person, place, animal, object, or event in detail
so that the reader can imagine what is being
described clearly.
• Identification :
Generic Introduces the
Structure subject that
will be
described.
• Description :
Describes
parts anything
related to what
the writer
• To describe
person, thing or
place in specific
Purpose of
Descriptive Text • To describe a
particular
person, thing or
place.
Language Feature of Descriptive
Text
Adjectives Simple Present
The use of the Tense
Spesific Nouns
adjective (an The sentence has a certain
adjective) to pattern used is object, is not
clarify the noun, simple present common and
because it unique (only
for example: a one). for
beautiful beach, a tells the fact of
example:
handsome man, the object Bandengan
the famous place described. beach, my
Example of Descriptive
Text
Taufik Hidayat

Identification:
Taufik Hidayat is one of the
most famous badminton
players from Indonesia. He is
well known for his incredible
Example of Descriptive
Description: Text
Taufik was born on August 10, 1981, in Bandung, West
Java.
He is known for his strong smashes, smooth footwork, and
elegant playing style. His signature move is the powerful
backhand smash, which amazed many people around the
world.
He won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2004 Athens
Olympics and also became the world champion in 2005.
Taufik has a charming personality and was considered one
of the most stylish players on the court.
Outside the court, Taufik is humble and inspirational. After

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