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state that descriptive text is a kind of text is used to describe what something looks like.
Descriptive text is a text which say what a person or a thing is like http: understanding text.blogspot.com200802 what- is descriptive-text.html.
2.5.1 characteristics of Descriptive Text
Every text type has a number of characteristics that make it different from other text types. A text types has a specific purpose, the generic structure and also
the language features. Descriptive, like all text types has characteristics. Descriptive has a purpose.
Its purpose is to describe a person, place,thing or idea concrete and also vivid details. As stated by Abilene, 2004: 5 “ it should make the reader see,
hear,smell, taste, and feel what the author is describing”. Hammond 1996: 78 state that descriptive text has two generic structure,
namely, identification and description. Identification is the purpose of which is to identifies the person, place or thing to be described. The description is describing
parts, qualities, and characteristics an object. It is in line with competence- based curriculum for Junior High School
2003: 49, it is stated that descriptive writing has two generic structure. They are identification and description.
From those explanations about the step constructing the descriptive text, then the researcher has her own conclusion. The researcher concludes that
generally a descriptive text must consist two elements. They are identification and description.
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Besides descriptive text has a social function and generic structure it also has language features that support formed a descriptive text. Hayland 2004: 14
stated that the language features usually found in a descriptive text are first, focus on specific participant. In describing something in written descriptive text must
focus only one subject. For example, describing about cat, cow and so on. The second is that they usually use of simple present tense. The third is that they use
of attributive and Identifying process. The attributive and identifying process is the use of have and has. And the last requirements is that they use of frequent
epithets and classifiers in nominal groups. Like, attractive and beautiful, black long hair.
From those explanation above, it can conclude that there are some requirements dealing with the language features of decriptive text. A descriptive
text must have specific characters: using simple present tense, using verbs of being and having, focus on specific participant and using descriptive adjective to
build up long nominal groups.
2.6 Scoring System
