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Purpose : To describe particular person, place or thing.

Structure text :

·         Identification : recognition of objects, people or something that will be described.

·         Description: describe the characteristics of the object, for example comes from nowhere, color, size, likes, etc.. This description only provide information about a particular object or person being discussed anyway.

Language features :

Ø  Focus on spesific participants

Ø  Certain nouns, like teacher, house, my rabbit, etc.

Ø  Use of simple present tense.

Ø  Detailed noun phrase to give information about subject. Example She is a sweet young lady.

Ø  Many kinds of adjective that characteristic describing, numbering, classfying, example: two strong legs, two white fangs, etc.

Ø  Relating verbs to give information aboy subject, example: My mam is very beautiful, It has very thick fur, etc.

Ø  Thinking verb and feeling verb to explain personal views about subject, example: The police believe the suspect is armed, I think it is a clever animal, etc.

Ø  Action verb, example: Our new puppy bites our shoes.

Ø  Adverbials to add information  about behavior, example: fast, at the tree house.

Figurative language, like : simile, metafor, example: John is white a chalk, sat tight, etc.