Question

Which order may be followed while writing a descriptive essay?
Select the best option.
a)Time order
b)Place order
c)General to particular
d)Particular to general

Answer 1

Hint: A descriptive easy starts with an introduction (describing the topic) and then moves to the main body (where more information is given) and then to the conclusion.

Complete answer:

In a good descriptive easy the writer creates an impression in the reader's mind of an event, a place, a person, or a thing. The writing will be such that it will describe something in such detail that if the readers saw it, they would recognize it.
The five main elements of descriptive writing is -
a)Sensory details
b)Figurative language
c)Dominant impression
d)Precise language, and
e)Careful organization
The format that it follows is like that of any write – up –
a)Introduction
b)Main body
c)Conclusion
The options that we have talked about –
a)Time order, well this is not the only parameter of writing a descriptive easy, and neither does it cover all aspects of writing the essay.
b)Place order, the same goes here; this is not the only parameter that is required to write a good descriptive easy.
c)General to particular, it means that we go in the order where we first provide the general or basic outline of the topic and then move to more serious information on it.
d)Particular to general, it means that we give the main information first and then given an outline. Which makes no sense as it will be of no use and confusing for the readers.
Therefore, the only possible answer that covers the order of writing a descriptive easy as an option – ‘c’, i.e. ‘general to particular’.

Note: You can use the general knowledge that we have regarding any write – up. It will give you the idea of what is needed.