The Characteristics of a Descriptive Text
Descriptive text has 4 specific characteristics, which are : It uses simple present tense Descriptive text uses simple present tense to describe a fact or truth that exists in a thing or person. It uses many adjectives Adjectives are used to describe the qualities of an object, person, or animal in a descriptive text. Some common -ed adjectives are normally used only after a link verb. Some of the adjectives are annoyed, finished, bored, pleased, thrilled. The sentence pattern will have to be active. Examples : The police seems to be annoyed. Contains Relating Verbs Relating verbs are types of verbs that act as connectors between the subject and the descriptive words, such as be, have, seem. Descriptive texts often use relating verbs to connect the subject with its description. Descriptive text only has one focus, which is to describe one object. It describes something in a specific way. It explains the characteristics and the use of something. If it describes a person, it describ...