DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Descriptive text is to
describe a person, a place, a memory, an experience, or an object so that the
reader can easily get the picture of what is being written about.
1. We use adjectives to
describe nouns
Maria is tall, young
girl (The adjectives here describe what Maria is like)
2. An adjective can go before a
noun or as a complement after the noun
- It is a large stadium
- The stadium is large
3. Position of adjectives (OSASCOMP)
a. The order in which you put adjectives
in a sentence is very important. In English there is a rule:
Opinion
|
Size
|
Age
|
Shape
|
Color
|
Origin
|
Material
|
Purpose
|
+
|
Noun
|
- Opinion – Adjective yang menunjukkan pendapat tentang sesuatu/seseorang.
- Size/Dimension – Adjective yang menunjukkan ukuran besar kecilnya sesuatu/seseorang.
- Age – Adjective yang menunjukkan umur sesuatu/seseorang.
- Shape – Adjective yang menunjukkan bentuk sesuatu/ seseorang.
- Color – Adjective yang menunjukkan warna sesuatu/ seseorang.
- Origin – Adjective yang menunjukkan asal sesuatu/seseorang atau kenegaraan seseorang.
- Material – Adjective yang menunjukkan materi yang membentuk suatu benda.
- Purpose - Adjective yang menunjukkan tujuan/kegunaan benda, sering berupa gerund (V-ing).
b.- Examples:
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Opinion: beautiful, ugly, clever, expensive, pretty, funny etc.
·
Size: small, big, large, fat, thin etc.
·
Age: old, young, new, etc.
·
Shape: round, square, circle, oval, square, flat, rectangular,
heart shaped, sphere, etc.
·
Color: red, blue, green, yellow, white,
black, brown
etc.
·
Origin: Spanish, Dutch, American, Indonesian, Javanese, Chinese, Italian etc.
·
Material: glass, paper, leather,
plastic, wooden, metal,
cotton, stone, etc.
·
Purpose: sleeping bag, baking pan, watering can, etc.
Example of Descriptive Text
His full name is Shahrukh Khan. He is often
called King Khan, SRK, King of Bollywood, or King of Romance. He was born in
New Delhi, India on 2 November 1965. He got married with Gauri Khan and has got
two children. Shah Rukh Khan is tall. He has average body, dark short hair,
pointed nose, and black eyes. He is good looking and a kind person. Shahrukh is
an actor, a producer and a TV presenter. He has appeared in so many Indian
movies. The famous movies he has ever played are Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and My Name
is Khan.
Her name is Luna Maya. She is a model, a presenter and an actress. Luna Maya is tall and has slim body. Her face is pretty. She has beautiful round eyes, pointed nose, black hair, thin lips, and white skin. Luna has many lifetime achievements. She has ever won Panasonic Gobel Award as favourite actress of the year and the best music presenter of the year.
Example of Descriptive Text
His name is Cristiano Ronaldo. We can call
him as Ronaldo. But, Madridista (Real Madrid's fans) often calls him CR7. CR is
the abbreviation of Cristiano Ronaldo, and 7 is his shirt number in Real Madrid. People
know Cristiano Ronaldo is a good football player. He can run fast and dribble
well.
Her name is Luna Maya. She is a model, a presenter and an actress. Luna Maya is tall and has slim body. Her face is pretty. She has beautiful round eyes, pointed nose, black hair, thin lips, and white skin. Luna has many lifetime achievements. She has ever won Panasonic Gobel Award as favourite actress of the year and the best music presenter of the year.
