Descriptive Writing

Session 4:
Describing People, Thing and Place –
Focusing on Action Verbs
Indicator
Mahasiswa memahami lebih jelas tentang
predicate dan mampu
mengambangkannya dengan
menggunakan Action Verbs sehingga
dapat melengkapi, menyusun, dan
membuat kalimat sederhana dengan
benar untuk mendeskripsikan orang
(people), tempat (place), peristiwa
(event), dan/atau benda (thing)
Composition Discussion

Batman 1. He is a hero 2. His clothes are

black in the symbol of a bat 3. He is
someone who are helping people
heroes and his enemy 1. There are 3 heroes
they were fighting the enemy 2. The enemy
looks very strong 3. but they were working
together to against the enemy and they
also managed to defeat and save the city
Gotham 1. Gotham is where btman lives 2.
Gotham is located in Chicago America
3.Gotham is controlled by several organized
crime groups

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Composition Discussion

 Batman (1)Batman has a robe that can fly it

(2)Batman can fight crime in New York City
(3)Batman is a bat incarnation superhero. ->
 Gotham City (1)Gotham city is where
Batman lives (2)Gotham City has powerful
superhero (3)Gotham city is in Amerika. ->
 The SuperHeroes (1)The SuperHeroes is a
Helper for everyone (2)The SuperHeroes has
powers beyond the capabilities of ordinary
humans (3)The SuperHeroes can lift heavy
object.

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Composition Discussion

 Batman was helping people in the city 2.

Batman is driving a car 3. Batman can
make people in the city feel safe
 1. The superheroes was helping a lot of
people 2. The superheroes wears a cool
costums 3. The superheroes is protecting
the whole entire city
 1. Gotham city is a interesting place 2.
Gotham city is a city that was helped by
batman 3. Gotham city has the biggest
skycraper

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 Predicate
The enemy looks very strong Batman has a robe

Predicate = ‘looks very Predicate = ‘has a robe’ 

strong’  gives information gives information about
about Subject (The enemy) Subject (Batman)

‘looks’ is part of predicate ‘has’ is part of predicate

‘looks’ is a verb
‘has’ is a verb
 Predicate
They were working together Batman is driving a car

Predicate = ‘were working Predicate = ‘is driving a

together’  gives
information about Subject car’  gives information
(They) about Subject (Batman)

‘were working’ is part of ‘is driving’ is part of

predicate predicate

‘were working’ is a verb

‘is driving’ is a verb
Discussion (1)

1. ‘looks’ is a verb  simple verb

2. ‘has’ is a verb  simple verb
3. ‘were working’ is a verb  progressive
verb
4. ‘is driving’ is a verb  progressive
verb
Definition

1.Action verb is verb about

activity
2.Simple verb is for habitual or
general action
3.Progressive verb is for in
progress action
 Rules
1. Action verbs must match with Subject
2. Action verbs must match with time
3. Not all action verbs can be in
progressive
The superheroes wears a cool costumes
The superheroes is protecting the entire city

The enemy is looking very strong, but they were

working together
 Complete with appropriate simple verb!

1. Dogs …. 6. Cheetahs … faster than deer

2. A fierce dog … the house safe 7. A police … the thief yesterday
3. Cats …. 8. The earth … the sun
4. A cat … the hamster last night 9. Superheroes … people
5. Birds …. 10. Robin … help from Batman

1. bark 3. meow 5. fly/migrate

2. keeps 4. ate/killed
6. run 8. orbits 10. gets/needs
7. caught/shot 9. help
Complete the sentences using Progressive Verb! Pay attention to the subject and time!

Picture 1
1. The boss … to his manager
2. They … the company’s problem

Picture 2
3. The boy … when the barber started
shaving

Picture 3
4. The people … in front of the counter at 9
this morning

Picture 4
5. The man … on the bench in the garden

1. is listening to 2. are discussing

3. was smiling 4. were waiting

5. is sitting
Write a descriptive paragraph
for each picture with at least 2
sentences! Make sure you have
1 Simple Verb and Progressive
Verb each. You are not
allowed to use the same verb!
Happy Writing!