Descriptive Text

 Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text is a type of text in English that clearly describes the properties inherent in something, be it humans, animals, plants or inanimate objects. The purpose of this text is to provide clear information about the object described to the reader.


Purpose of descriptive text 

to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader’s mind.


Characteristics of Descriptive Text

The characteristics possessed by descriptive text are that the text contains descriptions that focus on only one object . Usually the description is detailed. For example, Descriptive Text about animals. The text can contain various information about physical descriptions, food, habitat and origin, breeding, to unique facts related to these animals. Another characteristic of Descriptive Text is that the grammar tenses used are simple present tense .


- Using Simple Present Tense

This text uses the Simple Present Tense because we will describe the facts attached to an object, and one of the functions of the Simple Present Tense itself is to show a fact or truth.


- Using many adjectives (adjectives).

Because the function of this text is to provide information by describing an object being described, in Descriptive Text there will be many adjectives . Examples are big, small, colorful, and so on.


- Use connecting verbs.

A relative verb is a verb that gives an explanation to the noun that is the subject of a sentence. For example: is, have, seem, appear, and other verbs.


Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text has its own rules regarding its structure. The following is a generic descriptive text structure:


- Identification

This section, located in the first paragraph, aims to identify an object to be described. Identification serves to introduce the reader to the object that we will describe, before we tell about the object in more detail in the next paragraph.


- Description

This section, located in the second paragraph and so on, contains the characteristics inherent in something that you have introduced to the reader in the first paragraph.


Exercise

Rose is plant with enchanting flowers from genus Rosa which has more than 100 species. This woody perennial plant grows in groups, allowing them to form climbing shrubs with prickles. Rose has various flowers in shape and sizes, making it one among popular flowering plants found in a house.
Most rose species are native to Asia, but some others are native to North America and Europe. It is typically grown for beauty and fragrant. Some species are used for commercial perfumery while some others are cut for ornamental flowers. In addition, rose also has minor medicinal uses.

What does the text tell about?
A. Gardening
B. Rose species
C. Flowers
D. How to grow rose plant
E. Where to plant rose

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