DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Friends now , we will learn about DESCRIPTIVE TEXT .

The aim of descriptive text: to describe the characteristics of particular person, thing, or place.

Text Structure:

▪ Identification Þ identifies thing, person, place, phenomenon to be described.

▪ Description Þ gives the information of particular thing, person, or place being discussed or describes parts, qualities, or characteristics.

Grammatical Features:

▪ Who? What?

▪ Using Linking verb and Simple Present Tense

▪ Epithet: adjective or adjective phrase

▪ Attributive (the)

▪ Use of attributive and identifying process

▪ Focus on specific participants

▪ Frequent use of epithets and classifier in nominal groups

Example of Descriptive Text:

My self

Hello my name is Rolla Oktavilla , i'm a girl with all my excess and my insuffiency . i live in Bangas Permai Street blok I no.62 . i'm the first daughter of my parents . now i'm 15 years old , i born on Palangkaraya at 8 October 1994.

I'm school in SHS 2 Palangkaraya . now in fiirst class of SHS .
i'm a strong girl , i don't wanna be weak girl . i'm a good girl , fiendly , and i love about blue . everyday i go to school by motorcycle . i want to be a doctor , because that is my dream from last . and i will try and study to can reach for my dream .