Descriptive text is used to provide information by describing particular things, animals, people or others. It has an identification section that introduces the subject being described and a description section that details the parts, qualities and characteristics of the person, place or thing. An example is given of a descriptive text about a person named Daniel Jacob that introduces him and describes his physical appearance and personality traits.

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DESCRIPTIVE
TEXT
Junior High School at the Second
Grade

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What Is Descriptive
Text?
Descriptive text is a kind of the text with
a purpose to give information. The
context of this kind of text is description
of particular thing, animal, person and
others.

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IDENTIFICATION
INTRODUCING WHERE OR WHO IS THE SUBJECT IS
BEING DESCRIBE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBES PART, QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE PERSON, PLACE OR THING TO BE DESCRIBE
Generic Structure

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EXAMPLE
Daniel Jacob was born in
London 23 July 1989. His
nickname is Dan. He is the
only one child of alan
Redcliffe and Marcia
Gresham.
Dan has white skin, dark
brown hair, blue eyes, and
pointed nose. His height is
about 168cm. He is
intelligent and humorous

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