This document provides information about descriptive text, including its purpose, structure, language features, examples of adjectives used in descriptions, how to use the simple present tense, and examples of verbal and nominal sentences used in descriptive writing. Descriptive text describes and reveals people, places, or things by focusing on specific participants and using adjectives, verbs, and linking verbs.

1. DescriptiveText

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Descriptive Text is a text which says what a
person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to
describe and reveal a particular person,
place, or thing.
Definition

3. IDENTIFICATION
Mengidentifikasi objek apa yang sedang dibahas dalam
teks tersebut. Obyek disini harus specifik, misalnya:
Kucing saya.
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Structure of the text
DESCRIPTIONS
Menggambarkan objek secara lebih detail dalam hal :
a. Parts: Bagian-bagian dari objek
b. Qualities: Kualitas dan nilai dari objek tersebut
c. Characteristics: Ciri-ciri dari objek yang digambarkan

4. Language Features
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 Focusing on a specific participant
 Using adjective (kata sifat)
 Using have/has
 Using linking verb (is, am, are, do, does)
 Using Simple Present Tense
 Using Verb 1 (kata kerja bentuk 1)

5. Example
My Lovely Cat
I have a cat in my house, the cat is male. I like call him “Boba”. He is an adorable cat, my cat is
cute. His body is fat. He has black and white fur.
I really love to cuddle him because his fur feels soft. Every morning my mother gives a fish,
sometime he usually scratches out my arm when I play with him. He is an active animal. He
likes to run around the house. When he feels tired or sleepy, he usually sleeps on the sofa in
the living room or sometime under the table. “Boba” often goes out to find for food at night.
And sometime he brings a mouse on his mouth. Then he eats the mouse in the back of my
house for himself.

6. Adjectives (Kata Sifat)

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Physical Behaviours
Tall
Beautiful
Handsome
Cute
Big
Small
Thin
Fat
Curly
Short
Ugly
Long
Young
Old
New
Sweet
Sporty
Slim
Hard
Soft
Narrow
Wide
Smart
Dilligent
Shy
Bossy
Talented
Friendly
Punctual
Kind
Honest
Care
Well-organized
Arrogant
Talkative
Helpful
Lazy
Cheerful
Boring
Active
Cool
Elegant
Lovely
Fool

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Simple Present Tense
We use the present simple tense to express the
following ideas:
• To state facts or general truths
• To express habits or customs

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Verbal Sentence
I
You
We
They
+ Verb 1
He
She
It
+ Verb 1 + s/es
(+) Subject + Verb 1 atau Verb 1 + s/es + Complement
(-) Subject + don’t/doesn’t + Verb 1 + Complement
(?) Do/Does + Subject + Verb 1 + Complement

10. Verb 1 Verb 1 + s/es
Eat
Make
Run
Play
Have
Go
Watch
Study
Eats
Makes
Runs
Plays
Has
Goes
Watches
Studies

11. I … a hamster (have)
He … a sandwich (eat)
My sister … a TV (watch)
The bird … to the sky (fly)
They … a bottle of water (drink)

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Affirmative
I have a cat
She has a rabbit
We go to school at 6.30
He goes to the swimming pool at 04.00

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Negative
I don’t have a cat
She doesn’t have a rabbit
We don’t go to school at 6.30
He doesn’t go to the swimming pool at 04.00

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Interogative
Do you have a cat?
Does she have a rabbit?
Do we go to school at 6.30?
Does he go to the swimming pool at 04.00

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Nominal Sentence
I am
You are
We are
They are
He is
She is
It is
(+) Subject + tobe + Complement
(-) Subject + tobe + not + Complement
(?) Tobe + Subject + Complement

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Affirmative
I am a student
You are teacher
We are happy
They are bored
He is a doctor
She is a nurse
The cat is big

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Negative
I am not a student
You are not teacher
We are not happy
They are not bored
He is not a doctor
She is not a nurse
The cat is not big

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Interogative
Am I a student?
Are you teacher?
Are we happy?
Are they bored?
Is he a doctor?
Is she a nurse?
Is the cat big?