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    Definition of Descriptive Text

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    Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Formed around 70,000 years ago by a gigantic volcanic eruption, it covers an area of 1,707 square kilometers, making it over 1,000 square kilometers larger than Singapore. In the center of the lake sits Samosir Island, the cultural center of the indigenous Batak tribe of North Sumatra, which was originally connected to the mainland but is now separated by a narrow isthmus cut through to allow boat passage.

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    Definition of Descriptive Text

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    Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Formed around 70,000 years ago by a gigantic volcanic eruption, it covers an area of 1,707 square kilometers, making it over 1,000 square kilometers larger than Singapore. In the center of the lake sits Samosir Island, the cultural center of the indigenous Batak tribe of North Sumatra, which was originally connected to the mainland but is now separated by a narrow isthmus cut through to allow boat passage.

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    Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Formed around 70,000 years ago by a gigantic volcanic eruption, it covers an area of 1,707 square kilometers, making it over 1,000 square kilometers larger than Singapore. In the center of the lake sits Samosir Island, the cultural center of the indigenous Batak tribe of North Sumatra, which was originally connected to the mainland but is now separated by a narrow isthmus cut through to allow boat passage.

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    Definition of Descriptive Text

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    Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Formed around 70,000 years ago by a gigantic volcanic eruption, it covers an area of 1,707 square kilometers, making it over 1,000 square kilometers larger than Singapore. In the center of the lake sits Samosir Island, the cultural center of the indigenous Batak tribe of North Sumatra, which was originally connected to the mainland but is now separated by a narrow isthmus cut through to allow boat passage.

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    Definition of Descriptive Text

    Descriptive text is a text that describes a particular object in


    detail. In Indonesian, descriptive text is a text that describes
    a particular object in detail. So, as mentioned earlier, in this
    text, you will describe objects clearly. It can be size, color,
    shape, smell, and so on.

    Purpose of Descriptive Text


    The purpose of descriptive text is to describe an object in
    detail. The purpose of descriptive text is to describe or
    describe an object in detail (detail). These objects can be
    people, animals, things or places.

    For example descriptive text about an animal. The text can


    contain various information about physical descriptions,
    food, habitat, origin, breeding, to related unique facts.

    Remember, descriptive text only explains one particular


    object in detail. So, if you want to make a descriptive text,
    you can explain the characteristics of one of your pet cats,
    not explain the characteristics of cats in general in the world.

    Structure of Descriptive Text


    Every text must consist of several parts that make it up,
    guys. The structure of descriptive text consists of two parts,
    namely identification (identification) and description
    (description).
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    The identification section contains the introduction of the
    object to be described. Examples include, 'what is that
    object?' or 'Where did that object come from?'.

    Meanwhile, the description section contains a more specific


    explanation of the object being described. In this section,
    you can explain the appearance and personality of the
    object.

    Language Features of Descriptive Text (Language Rules of


    Description Text)
    In writing descriptive text, there are language rules that you
    must use. Language features of descriptive text consist of
    three, namely adjective, Simple Present Tense, and adverb
    of frequency. Let's discuss one by one!

    1. Adjective

    Descriptive text tidak terlepas dari adjective atau kata sifat. Saat mendeskripsikan suatu objek,
    kita pasti menggunakan kata sifat, seperti besar, kecil, tinggi, pendek, pintar, ramah, dan lain
    sebagainya. Contoh:

    Hanni is so pretty. She has an oval face, rounded eyes, pointed nose, and long hair. She is smart and
    friendly.

    Adjective yang digunakan pada descriptive text di atas adalah pretty (cantik), oval (oval/lonjong),


    rounded  (bulat), pointed (mancung), long  (panjang), smart (pintar), dan friendly (ramah).

    2. Simple Present Tense

    Simple Present Tense biasa digunakan untuk menyatakan fakta atau kebenaran umum, serta
    kebiasaan. Saat mendeskripsikan suatu objek, kita akan menggunakan tense jenis ini karena
    apa yang kita jabarkan dari objek tersebut adalah fakta.

    Pola kalimat Simple Present Tense bisa kamu pelajari secara lengkap di artikel ‘Contoh Kalimat
    Simple Present Tense berdasarkan Polanya’, ya guys!

    3. Adverb of Frequency
    Adverb of frequency adalah kata keterangan yang berguna untuk menunjukkan seberapa sering
    suatu kegiatan dilakukan. Nah, dalam descriptive text, kita bisa menjelaskan kebiasaan objek
    menggunakan ini.

      Danau Toba
     

    Danau Toba or Toba Lake is one of the most popular destinations in Indonesia, especially
    in Medan, North Sumatra. Danau Toba is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia, even in
    the Southeast Asia. Which make it more special is taken from the Samosir Island, an
    Island that settled in the middle of the lake.

    Lake Toba is an area of 1,707 km², we can say that this is 1,000 km² bigger than
    Singapore. It formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago, it is
    probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth. Pulau Samosir or Samosir Island, The
    island in the middle, was joined to the caldera wall by a narrow isthmus, which was cut
    through to enable boats to pass; a road bridge crosses the cutting. Samosir island is the
    cultural centre of the Batak tribe, the indigenous from North Sumatra.

    By the eruption of a super volcano (Mount Toba) was estimated to have caused mass
    death and extinction of several species of living creatures. The eruption of Mount Toba
    has led to changes in the earth’s weather and the start into the ice age that affects the
    world civilization.

    Lake Toba is actually more like a sea than a lake considering its size. Therefore, the Lake
    placed as the largest lake in Southeast Asia and the second largest in the world after Lake
    Victoria in Africa. Lake Toba is also includes the deepest lake in the world, which is
    approximately 450 meters.

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