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are explained below:
a. Purpose
The goal of description is to enable the reader to visualize everything as much detailed as possible. McMurrey 1983: 239 adds that the description
requires detailed information and sense impressions which involve five senses such as sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.
b. Generic Structure
The generic structure of a descriptive text is 1 identification mention the special participant that will be described, 2 description mention the part,
quality, quantity, and characteristics of the object being described, and 3 conclusion.
c. Language Features
The language features of a descriptive text are the use of noun phrases, adjectives, linking verbs, simple present and past tense, and degree of comparison.
d. Types of A Descriptive Text
According to McKay 1983, a descriptive text is divided into five types. The types of descriptive texts are outlined below.
1 Describing a Process
Describing a process is to explain how something is done. The grammatical focus of describing process is imperatives and the use of
chronological order.
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2 Describing an Object
The best way to describe the physical characteristics of an object is to point out the actual object or to show a picture of it. A description of the
important characteristics of the objects such as its quantity and quality is an obligatory. The grammatical focus of describing an object is noun phrases, articles
and subject-verb agreement.
3 Describing a Place
The same as an object, the best way to describe a place is to show someone the actual place or to take a picture of it. The grammatical focus of type
describing a place is subject-verb agreement and articles a, an, the.
4 Describing Personality
The focus of describing personality is on describing one characteristic of an individual and providing specific details that illustrate that characteristic. The
grammatical focus of describing a personality is past tense or present tense, pronoun reference and descriptive adjectives of human characteristics.
5 Describing an Event
In describing an event, it is important to indicate the order in which things occurred. One way to make this sequence clear is the choice of verb tense and
connecting devices such as before, after, and while. The grammatical focus of describing an event is verb tense and adverbial clauses of time.
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