Laptop, often called a notebook, is a portable per...

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Laptop, often called a notebook, is a portable personal computer with a clamshell form factor, suitable for mobile use. Although originally there was a distinction between laptops and notebooks, the former being bigger and heavier than the latter, as of 2014, there is often no longer any difference. Laptops are commonly used in a variety of settings, such as at work, in education, and for personal multimedia.

A laptop combines the components, inputs, outputs and capabilities of a desktop computer, including the display screen, speakers, a keyboard, and pointing devices (such as a touchpad or track pad) into a single unit. Most 2016-era laptops also have integrated webcams and built-in microphones. The device can be powered either from a rechargeable battery or by mains electricity from an AC adapter. Laptops have various kind of such as rugged notebooks which somebody can construct his/her own laptop, and have been optimized for specific uses. The hardware specifications, such as the processor speed and memory capacity significantly vary among different types, makes, and models.

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4. What tense is commonly used at the text?

N. Tri · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar adalah Simple Present Tense.

Soal tersebut menanyakan tentang tenses apa yang biasa digunakan dalam teks tersebut.

Teks tersebut berisi informasi tentang laptop.  Teks tersebut merupakan salah satu contoh descriptive text (teks deskripsi). 
Descriptive text adalah teks yang menggambarkan  tentang suatu obyek. Obyek yang dijelaskan dapat berupa benda mati, tempat, manusia dan makhluk hidup lainnya.

Ciri-ciri descriptive text adalah sebagai berikut.
- Menggunakan auxiliary verb (kata kerja bantu) seperti to be is, am, are, do, does, have, has.
- Menggunakan simple present tense. 
- Menggunakan banyak adjective (kata sifat). 
- Menggunakan kalimat rinci untuk menggambarkan sebuah obyek.

Berdasarkan isi teks tersebut, menggunakan to be is, are, have dan verb 1, sehingga dapat kita simpulkan bahwa teks tersebut menggunakan simple present tense.

Jadi,  teks tersebut menggunakan simple present tense.

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