Descriptive text

Descriptive text is a text to describe something, a particular person, place or thing.
Generic Structure
• Identification: identifies phenomenon to be describe.
• Description: describes part, qualities, and characteristics.

Significant Grammatical Features
• Focus on specific Participant.
• Use of attributes and identifying Processes.
• Frequent use of Epithets and Classifiers in nominal groups.
• Use of simple present tense.
Language features:
• The use of adjectives and of compound adjective (Charlie is brown-skinned, Charlie looks attractive and handsome).
• The use of linking verbs (She always appears young, Charlie is a vocalist band from Bandung).
• The use of attributive has and has.