Descriptive Text Material

1.      Definition of Descriptive Text

Descriptive text is a kind of text which describes particular thing, animal, person, or others, for instance: our pets or a person that is known well (Wardiman, 2008: 122).

2.     Social Function of Descriptive Text

The specific function of descriptive text is to give description about an object (human or non-human) (Pardiono, 2007: 34).

3.     The Generic Structure of Descriptive Text

Generic structure are the special characteristic of language in the text. The generic structure of descriptive text are as follow:

a.  Identification

It is part of paragraph which introduces or identifies the character to be described. It can be called general description of the subject. Usually it contains object’s name, kind of the object, etc.

b. Description

It is part of paragraph which describes parts and characteristics of the person or something that will be described in detail, so the readers can get clear description of the subject.

4.     The Language Features of Descriptive Text

According to Wardiman (2008: 122) the language features of descriptive text are as follow:

a.   Focus on one specific object

b.  The Use of Simple Present Tense

Pattern:

(+) S + V₁ s/es

Example: They write a letter

(-) S + do/does + not + V₁

Example: I do not bring money.

(?) Do/does + S + V₁

Example: Does she go to campus?

c.   The Use of Adjectives

Example: thick, long, funny, love