Descriptive Text

Purpose
To describe a particular person/thing


Text Organization
� Identification
(mention the name, occupation, profession, and career)

� Description
(mention the physical features the way he/she dresses and his/her personality)


Language Features
� The use of adjectives and compound adjective
e.g.:
~ Debby is brown-skinned
~ Debby looks attractive and beautiful

� The use of linking verbs
e.g.:
~ She always appears young
~ Debby is a model from Surabaya

� The use of attributive has and have