writer introduces the object then describe the feature of the object in the description part.
Furthermore, to give more explanation, the Andersons stated that a typical description has an opening paragraph introducing the subject of the description,
followed by a series of paragraphs each describing one feature of the subject. There may also be a final concluding section that signals the end of descri
ption‖.
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In other word, descriptive text consists of two general structures: 1 Identification is introduction part that introduce the object briefly, and 2 description is
explaining part that describe the features of the object one by one.
4. Grammatical Features of Description Text
Descriptive text also has gramatical features that may be characteristic of other text. As the explanation above, in the desriptive text, the writer may describe
not only person but also place and thing to give information and imaginary to readers. According to Buscemi, the grammatical features of descriptive text has
two types; a describing place and thing, those use concrete and proper noun, effective verb including specific details. b describing people it uses not only
physical appearence, action, behaviour but also the writer asking someone about the subject‘s personality, lifestyle, morals, description, and so on.
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On the other hand, Siahaan and Shinoda said that the language features of descriptive are:
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a. Focus on specific participant. The object that is described is specific, in order to give real image to the reader about the object.
b. Use of attributive and identifying processes. c. Frequent use of adjectives and classifiers in nominal group. The adjective is
used in order to give the reader clear image about the object when they read a text, it can be situation, the characteristic, and the personalities.
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Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English 3 Sydney: Macmillan, 2003, p.26.
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Santi V. Buscemi, A reader for developing Writer, Fifth Edition New York:McGraw- Hill,2002, p. 263-264, 267.
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Siahaan,op. Cit., p. 89.
