1. Descriptive Text

Descriptive Text

Descriptive text is a text which tells about  a person, an animal or a thing is like.

Its purpose is to describe and reveal the readers a particular person, place, or thing.

The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text has structure as below :

Identification : Identifying the phenomenon to be described in general.

Description : Describing the phenomenon in parts, qualities, or and characteristics.

The Language Feature of Descriptive Text 
Using attributive and identifying process.
Using adjective and classifiers in nominal group.
Using simple present tense

Using Linking verb

Example of Descriptive Text

My Chiken

Identification : I have a cock, its name is Kukuk. Kukuk comes from Bogor. It’s face is ouval. It has a big body. Its eyes are round and sharp. Its feather is red and black. The tail is long and thick. Kukuk has long and big foot.

Description : Kukuk is very diligent, it crows every morning. Its sound is hard so can make person get up from their sleep. He eats twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. Its favourite fish and brand food. Its flesh can be eat especially to be fried. It always plays forget the time. I really love my chicken.