Descriptive Text

Aku memiliki gitar. Gitarku berwarna merah kecokelatan. And so on. Tau kan itu kalimat apa? Very good. Itu adalah kalimat descriptive. Hmm…

Descriptive text is a text to describe something, a particular person, place or thing.
Generic Structure
• Identification: identifies phenomenon to be describe.
• Description: describes part, qualities, and characteristics.

Significant Grammatical Features
• Focus on specific Participant.
• Use of attributes and identifying Processes.
• Frequent use of Epithets and Classifiers in nominal groups.
• Use of simple present tense.
Language features:
• The use of adjectives and of compound adjective (Charlie is brown-skinned, Charlie looks attractive and handsome).
• The use of linking verbs (She always appears young, Charlie is a vocalist band from Bandung).
• The use of attributive has and has.
Example of descriptive text
The Rising Stars
The success of Harry Potter movies has made Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint the centre of public attention. The three rising stars have grown up on screen and grown into his or her role as an actor.
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born in Fulham, London, 23 July 1989. His nickname is Dan. He is the only child of Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham. Dan has dark brown hair and blue eyes. His height is about 168 cm. He is a loyal, shy, down-to-earth, and humorous person. He is also intelligent and somewhat mysterious. He loves football, Formula One racing and gymnastics.
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, 15 April 1990. Her nickname is Emma. She is the daughter of Chris Watson and Jacqueline Luesby. She lived in Paris until the age of five before she moved with her mother and younger brother Alexander to Oxford, England. Emma has wavy brown hair. Her height is 165 cm. She is a generous, friendly, and determined person. She also said that she is a little bit stubborn. Emma loves dancing, singing, tennis and art.
Rupert Alexander Grint was born in Hertfordshire, England, 24 August, 1988. His nickname is Rupert. He is the oldest son of Nigel Grint and Jo Parsons. Rupert has bright red hair. His height is 180 cm. He is an active and humorous person. He’s also very humble. However, he is the shyest of the three Harry Potter co-stars. Rupert is arachnophobia. It means that he is afraid of spiders. He likes all kinds of music, but his favorite is classic rock and roll. His favorite school subject is Chemistry.
These Hogwarts trio have been really good friends, not only on screen but also in real life. Their secret of friendship is that they always understand each other although they have different backgrounds and personalities.

Adapted from: http://www.wikipedia.org