EXPLANATION TEXT
Explanation text tells how the process starts from the formation of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Texts of this type are very often found in science, history and geography books
Language Feature Explanation Text
Explanation text has language features, namely:
- Using the present tense, because the explanation text discusses a fact.
- Using complex noun groups, it aims to build detailed descriptions for example, 'Threatening', 'Rampaging' or 'Enormous' and many more.
- Using abstract nouns such as 'heat', 'earthquakes', 'floods', and others.
- Use sentences with clear subjects and use the verb agreement.
- Using action verbs to explain the cause of the phenomenon under discussion such as 'from' or 'started from'.
Structure of Explanation Text
1. A general statement : Namely the introduction of an event that we will tell. Or a general explanation about event. In the general statement contains a general explanation of phenomenon to be discussed, can be in the form of an introduction to the phenomenon or explanation.
2. Sequenced explanations : That is an explanation of why and how the event occurred. In this section the author can write more than one paragraph. Sequenced explanations contain explanations the process of why these phenomena can occur or are created. Sequenced explanations in the form of answers to the questions why and how the author when making an explanation text. Sequenced explanations can consist of more than one paragraph.
3. Closing / Concluding Statement : That is the conclusion of the story. Actually the closing was not listed in the generic structure of explanation text, but most people assume that the last paragraph of an explanation text is closing, even though it is the part of sequenced explanations that contains the final steps described in sequenced explanations section.
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