The sentence, 'He was happy to see her', is NOT very descriptive. Descriptive language includes action verbs and engages the senses: seeing, hearing, touch, etc.
Examples of descriptive language that infers the idea of 'was happy' include::
John's heart raced when he saw Sally.
Jim shuddered at the sight of his first love.
The soldier wept joyfully to see his children after a year in Afghanistan.
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Language that is used, but isn't very descriptive, for example, ending a sentence in '...and stuff...', or '...you know...'
The language in the book was very descriptive, making it easy for the readers to picture the situation. A radio commentator needs to be much more descriptive than a TV commentator does.
Appeals. Descriptive language appeals to the senses
To replace the word "was" in a sentence effectively, consider using more descriptive verbs or restructuring the sentence to convey the same meaning with stronger language.
I have a job to illustrate a descriptive pamphlet on water safety.
a descriptive sentence is a sentence that describes something in one sentence
"Ara" is not an English word. I would be happy to help you translate a suitable sentence if I knew what language it was.
Phrases that do not use descriptive language do not use active verbs and that do not contain imagery that evokes the senses.
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descriptive is more literal than figuative.
Yes, the sentence "my home is very neat and clean" is a descriptive sentence because it provides information about the state of cleanliness in your home.