1. 1 Pertemuan 3 Descriptive Paragraph Matakuliah: Writing III Tahun: 2006-2007 Versi: 3

2. 2 Learning Outcomes By the end of this session the students are expected to be able to –Write a descriptive paragraph –Use sensory details in their supporting sentences –Use adjectives and noun modifiers –Use coordinating conjunctions

3. 3 Outline Sensory details Adjectives and noun modifiers Coordinating conjunctions

4. 4 Sensory details Sensory details are specific information on how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels. Instead of writing: –The house was big and beautiful. You can write: The house was like a mansion, with high ceilings and large veranda.

5. 5 Adjectives and Noun Modifiers Adjectives and noun modifiers can be used to specify a noun –a cup(article + noun) –a blue cup(article + adjective + noun) –a blue coffee cup (art +adj+noun mod.+ noun) Coffee is a noun. Here it is used to modify a noun (what kind of cup is it?). Note that noun modifiers are never plurals –a key chain not a keys chain

6. 6 Order of modifiers More than one modifier can be used in front of a noun. There is a certain way of listing them e.g. Three large red and yellow American polyester baseball hats. The order is: number, condition/size, color, origin, material, purpose,

7. 7 Coordinating conjunctions Conjunctions are words used to combine short sentences, such as ‘and’, ‘but’, and ‘so’. e.g. –I have a good-looking car, and it drives very smoothly. –I have a good-looking car, but it has mechanical problem.

8. 8 Conclusions To describe something we need to be as specific as possible so the readers will know exactly what we describe Sensory details -- what we see, feel/touch, hear, taste, and smell -- are effective to describe things Adjectives and modifiers are also useful in describing things. Adjectives and modifiers have a certain order