CAPTION PT.3

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​What is a caption?   

Caption is a short text that is used to complete an image. Caption appears usually under pictures, photos, graphics, posters and even tables.

Structure of Caption 

✓ The title

✓ The lead

✓ Section Heading

 Language Features 

✓ Exclamation

✓ Question

✓ Adjective 

✓ Phrase

✓ Personal Phrase

Function of Caption 

Helping readers or viewers to understand more information that might not be in photos or videos.

Rules of Writing A Caption 

— Supply specific information (Answering 5W1H Question). 

— User present tense on the first sentence. 

—Caption are written in a complete sentences. 

— Clearly identify the people and location in the photo. 

— Identify the person from left to right. 

How to a write caption text? 

— Observe the picture or video you will give the caption. 

— Find out the message that will be sent from the picture before you write caption. 

— Write sentence or phrase under the picture. 

"I believe I can do anything. If I decide I want to be a doctor tomorrow, I'm going to be a doctor."

The meaning of the caption is that I believe that I can do whatever I want to even become a doctor. But that can only be done if I am ambitious and work hard.