Explanation Text Part 1

 



Definition of Explanation Text

According to the Macmillan Dictionary, explanation is a description of how something works or of how to do something. Explanatory text is a description of how something works or how to do something. Meanwhile, according to Vocabulary.com, explanation is a statement about how or why something is the way it is. An explanation is a statement about how or why something is the way it is. If concluded, explanation text is a type of English text that contains about how or why something happened. Generally, this type of text describes the process of something happening. The things described in the explanatory text are natural and social phenomena.


General structure of explanatory text
The general structure of an explanation text is as follows:

- General statement (general statement) This section states what phenomenon will be explained.
- Sequenced explanation (sequence explanation) This section mentions a series of processes from an event.

The linguistic elements of the explanatory text
Some of the linguistic features of explanatory texts in English are:

- Noun phrases, examples of blue color in the sky, the roasted beans, a brief transient sound, and others.
- Action verbs, for example produces, enters, moves, and others.
- Simple present tense, because it explains the facts, the tense used is the present tense.
- Passive voice, passive voice is used when the explanation focuses on the process or action, for example is produced, are fermented, is reflected, and others.

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