Biography (pt. 2)

 

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Welcome back to my blog, so today I will explain about Biography Text pt. 2
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Generic Structure

1. Orientation (Introduction)
   It is the opening paragraph, gives the readers the background information of the person.
   
   
2. Events
   In events, should be in chronological order.
    
3. Re-Orientation (Closing)
   It consists of a conclusion or comment or the writer. Tell about the achievement or the contribution of the person.
   

Grammar and Language Features

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense is the main menu in making Biography Text. A simple form of an event that happened in the past. Use the second form of the verb (verb 2).

Example    :

• Harry Edward Styles was born in Redditch, Worcestershire on 1 February 1994. 
• He is the son of Anne Cox (née Selley) and Desmond “Des” Styles, who worked in finance. 
• Many of his ancestors were farm laborers in Norfolk. 
• Styles was raised in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire after his parents moved there along with his older sister, Gemma, when he was a child. 
• He attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.

Temporal Sequence and Temporal Conjunction

As a liaison between one sentence with another sentence in the order of time.

• Temporal Sequence (sequence of time)
• Temporal Conjunction

Example    :

Styles’ parents divorced when he was seven and his mother later was remarried to Robin Twist; he died in 2017.

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