Explanation Text

 

What is a Explanation Text?

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

Purpose of Explanation Text?

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. Also explain how or why something happens.

Generic Structure of Explanation Text?

• General Statement : stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.
• Sequenced Explanation : stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

Language Features of Explanation Text?

• Using simple present tense 
• Using abstract noun (no visible noun)
• Using Passive voice
• Using Action verbs
• Containing explanation of the process

Video Material of Explanation Text

What is Passive Voice in Explanation Text?

The use of passive voice aims to emphasize the focus on the event / activity that is taking place and not the subject.

The general structure of the active voice and passive voice forms of the same sentence is as follows :

Active Voice : Subject + Verb + Object 

In addition to the arrangement of objects and subjects played, the form of verbs in sentences in both voices also changes. In the example sentence above, you can see that there are changes in the main verb (wash, bought) as well as the auxiliary verb (are, was) of the two voices above. Passive Voice only uses the third form of the verb or it can also be called the Past Participle. As for the auxiliary verb changes depending on the rules for using tenses in voices.

    Passive Voice : O + to be (is/am/are) + past participle + (by S) 

• Art paintings are drawn every single day by my sister.

Example of Explanation Text

    use simple present tense

• earthquake is one of the most destroying natural disasters
• unluckily it often happens in several regions
• it makes the ground shake
• when the rocks break, the earthquake occurs

    use passive voice

• the place right above the focus is called epucenter of the earthquake
• earthquake are usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault

    abstract noun

• this sudden realease of energy causes the seismic woves

Video Material of Passive Voice

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