Descriptive Paragraph
In a descriptive paragraph it is important to "show"�what you are trying to describe, not to "tell" it.
For example: 
� One could say:
1.� The soldier had a bandaged arm.
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2.� The soldier was fighting in a fierce battle near the border.� There were few of his fellow fighters left.� Most had been killed and the sound of the wounded echoed in his ears.� His captain, who had led the troop into the battle, was lying next to him, with blood leaking from a gaping wound in his stomach.� The captain gurgled a few words, "Tom, you are in charge.� Take the remaining troops and go back to base."� A flood of blood vomited out of his mouth and he breathed no more.� Tom turned to call the order of retreat, and as he turned he felt a sharp, searing pain in his arm.� He looked down and saw where the bullet had hit.� He was wounded, but it was up to him to take the troops back.� He shouted the order and, as if they were one, they all turned and fled back to base.� As Tom got through the gates, he felt his head spin and he fell on the ground.� When he woke up, his arm was bandaged, but he was happy that he was still alive.
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Fill in the missing adjectives:
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It was a �day.� The sun was shining, and there were no clouds in the sky.� The �man decided that he would go for a walk.� He put on his �cap, and his �shoes.� Took his walking stick from the closet and began his �walk.
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The lightening lit the starless sky.� The waves crashed loudly on the rocks.� It was hard to see the small ship that was being battered by the waves.� On the ship there were two people.� A young man and a young woman.� They were recently married and had decided to rent this yacht for their honeymoon.� The man had told his young and beautiful wife that he had many times sailed and he was an experienced sailor.� Now she could see that this was not true.� He struggled valiantly with the wheel, but his face was white and she could see his body trembling.�
Answer the questions on the above story.
1.� Was it day or night?
2.� What was the weather?
3.� How many people were on the ship?
4.� Were they young or old?
5.� Why were they on the ship?
6.� How do you think the story ends?
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