This document defines and provides examples of descriptive text. Descriptive text describes people, places, or things in detail using present tense verbs and adjective phrases. It generally includes an identification section to introduce the subject, followed by a description section with characteristics. The example descriptive text identifies and describes a classmate named Karina Aliyani.

1. DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
By: Eulis Utami

2. DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
 Definition
: A text which tells what a person
or thing is like.
 Purpose
: to describe person, place, or
thing.
Generic Structure
:
1. Identification
: Identify
about the thing that
you are going to describe (Introduction)
2. Description
: Detail information about the
thing with the characteristics.
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Language Feature :
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Present Tense
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Adjective Phrase

3. EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
I have
a classmate. Her name is Karina
Aliyani, and her nick name is Aliya. She
Identification
comes from Surabaya.
She is a beautiful girl. She is tall and has
curly hair. She also has round eyes, and the
color is brown. She has fair skin. She is very
nice and has a beautiful smile. She is very
lovely, friendly, patient, and she loves to
help people. She loves singing and dancing
Definition