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identification. Identification paragraphs generally consist of one or two

sentences. It is usually used as an opening sentence to get the reader's

attention and interest. Then, it also displays a topic/theme to be discussed

or described. To make identification paragraphs more interesting and to

attract readers' interest, it is better to use adjectives. Comparable

identification sentences to use

 Social media is really popular in the era of information and

communication technology

 Computer is a high-tech device

 Communism can be a challenging ideology

As described earlier, to have more interest is very important and

therefore the use of adjectives is required except for adverbs. For example,

a description of a place such as the state University of Jakarta can also be

described using the items provided: location, transportation, facilities and

equipment provided, weather and supporting areas etc.

Linguistic Features

a. Relevant grammatical patterns

The grammatical patterns of certain writing genres seem to have

more specific differences and features. This happens because different

genres of writing will produce different things in terms of different

communicative purposes, readers, and contexts in terms of when it

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