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today I want to tell you about Explanation Text
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What is the explanation text?
Explanation text is a text that explains a process or sequence of phenomena.
There are 2 types of explanation text; sequential and cause and effect.
What is the purpose of explanation text?
An explanation text is written to explain how and why something (natural or socio-cultural phenomena) in the world happens. The text contains the process or sequence of the phenomena.
The generic structures of explanation text are?
The generic structures of explanation text consist of three components.
The process of natural flooding is preceded by rain which falls to the surface of the earth. Then the rainwater is absorbed by the ground surface and flows to the lower place. Once that condition happens, evaporation and water appear on the surface of the land. Flooding can be disastrous for humans when floods happen in an area that people live because the water carries along with objects like houses, bridges, cars, furniture, and even people.
An explanation text is written to explain how and why something (natural or socio-cultural phenomena) in the world happens. The text contains the process or sequence of the phenomena.
The generic structures of explanation text are?
The generic structures of explanation text consist of three components.
- Title
- General statement -> Stating the phenomena or issues which are being explained.
- Explanation -> Stating the series of steps that explain the issues or phenomena.
The language features of explanation text.
- Focusing generic participant -> an object or phenomenon which is being discussed, such as; rain, chocolate, etc.
- Using present tense -> This kind of text mostly applies present tense for its sentences, such as; "rain is the primary source of freshwater for most areas of the world, ......."; Chocolate starts from a tree called cacao tree, and etc.
- Using chronological connectors -> The text applies chronological connectors / chronological connections/connectives, such as; first, second, third, then, after, after that, finally, so, as a consequence, and etc.
- Using passive voice -> The text sometimes applies passive form, such as; "... the beans are fermented for about a week, dried under the sun, and shipped to the chocolate maker...".
- Using noun, pronoun, verb, and etc. -> Like so many other texts, explanation text absolutely applies a lot of nouns, pronouns (subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun, demonstrative pronoun), action verb, and etc.
EXAMPLE
FLOOD
Flooding is a disaster which commonly happens in large and densely populated cities. In Indonesia, the floods hit Jakarta very often and cause many victims. Then, do you know the process of how flood happens? Pay attention to the following explanation.
The process of natural flooding is preceded by rain which falls to the surface of the earth. Then the rainwater is absorbed by the ground surface and flows to the lower place. Once that condition happens, evaporation and water appear on the surface of the land. Flooding can be disastrous for humans when floods happen in an area that people live because the water carries along with objects like houses, bridges, cars, furniture, and even people.
On the other hand, the process of non-natural flooding is usually caused by bad habits of humans who do not care about the environment, such as littering that can make water flow clogged. This makes the water deposited in landfills which gradually becomes more common. When water reservoirs can no longer hold water discharge, the water then overflows out the land and cause flooding.
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