Explanation Text part 1

Hello beautiful people today I'm going to explain about ✨ explanation Text ✨


Definition

Explanation Text is a text that is used to explain the way or process of something happening, especially those related to natural phenomena, the scientific world or the socio-cultural world. Explanations are written to explain how and why things in the world happen. It's about actions rather than about things.

Function

Explanation text serves to explain the process and causes of an event or thing in detail. An explanation text usually comes from questions related to why and how to an existing phenomenon.

Purpose

To explain the processes that occur in the formation of something or activities related to natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other phenomena that aim to explain why and how this can happen.

Text/Generic Structure

  •  general statement                                        Namely the introduction of an event that we will tell. Or a general description of the event. In the general statement contains a general explanation of the phenomenon to be discussed, it can be an introduction to the phenomenon or an explanation.
  • A sequenced of explanation                            That is an explanation of why and how the event occurred. In this section the author can write more than one paragraph. A sequenced of explanation contains an explanation of the process why the phenomenon can occur or be created. A sequenced of explanations in the form of answers to the author's 'why' and 'how' questions when making an Explanation text. In sequenced of explanations it can consist of more than one paragraph.
  • Closing.                                                                  That is the conclusion or conclusion of the story. Actually closing is not listed in the generic structure of Explanation text, but most people think that the last paragraph of an Explanation text is closing, even though it is part of the sequenced of explanation which contains the final steps described in the sequenced of explanation section.


Characteristics of Explanation Text

  • a. Derived from the author's questions regarding the 'why' and 'how' of an existing phenomenon
  • b. lifted from the phenomenon, the focus of the material is not on the object or person, but on events or events that occur to the person or object.
  • c. Using Simple Present Tense This text uses the Simple Present Tense because this text describes facts.
  • d. Using action verbs Action Verbs are verbs that are used to describe an action that is taking place. Examples are do, make, create, and so on
  • e. Using passive voicee The use of Passive Voices aims to emphasize the focus on the happenings rather than the subject.
  • f. Using noun phrases
  • g. Using adverbial phrases
  • h. Using technical terms These technical terms refer to technical terms related to the topics discussed in this text.
  • i. Using general and abstract nouns
  • j. Using the conjunction of time and cause-effect

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