Descriptive Paragraph

Posted by : Septika Soohyun Senin, 17 Maret 2014

DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH

Descriptive paragraph is the paragraph that explain or describe something, it can be person, place, animals, etc. The purpose itself is to make someone can imagine the thing that described.

Generic Structure of Descriptive paragrapg

1. Identification : Identifying the something which will be described in general

2. Description : Describing something specificly, like a shape, quality, and characteristic of something itself.

Language Features of Descriptive Paragraph

1. Using linking verb

2. Using adjective

3. Using simple present tense

4. Using attributive and identifying process.

Example of Descriptive Paragraph

King of Way Kambas

Elephant is main animal in the Way Kambas. Many people visited Way Kambas to look this animal. The people like with elephant because it is smart animal and can play footbal like a human

Elephant has a big body, it has weight about 800 kg till 1000 kg and the height about 2 metre. Elephant has four legs and has wide ear. The main specific feature of elephant is the trunk, the function of the trunk to take some foods and smell something. Not only has a trunk, but also elephant has a pair of ivory, the position of ivory is in beside the trunk. The ivory of elephant is very strong

Note :

Red : Identification

Blue : Description