🌺Explanation Text🌺

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Definition of Explanation Text

In this section we will discuss the meaning of Explanation Text. What is meant by Explanation Text ? What is meant by Explanation Text is a text that is used to explain the way (process) something happens, especially those related to natural phenomena, the scientific world or socio-culture. The goal is to tell the reader or listener how something happened. An explanation text usually comes from the author's question regarding 'why' and 'how' regarding an existing phenomenon.

Purpose of Explanation Text

The purpose of the Explanation Text is to explain the processes that occur in the formation of something or activity related to natural, social, scientific, cultural, and other phenomena that aim to explain why and how it happened.

 

Explanation Text Characteristics

Explanation text has the following characteristics:

• Using the Simple Present Tense

The use of simple present tense is because the explanation text contains the facts of an incident or action.

• Using Passive Voice

In the explanation text there must be a sentence passive voice. Why? because this text aims to explain an event or action (object) rather than its subject.

• Using Chronological Connectors

Almost all texts use chronological connectors. Examples of chronological connectors: First, Second, After that. Next, Then, Finally, etc.

• Using Nouns, Pronouns, and Action Verbs

Explanation text is the same as any other text which consists of various nouns, pronouns (subject pronoun, object pronoun, possessive pronoun), action verbs.

Types of Explanation Text

The following are types of explanation text:

• Sequential Explanation

Sequential explanation is a type of explanation that describes the details of the stages of a phenomenon. For example, the sequence of the life cycle in the form of a food chain.

• Factorial Explanation

Factorial explanation is a type of explanation that describes the effect and outcome of a process. For example, regarding the effects of colonialism.

• Theoretical Explanations

Theoretical Explanation is a type of explanation that contains the possibility of speculation that might occur behind natural phenomena. For example, the eruption of Mount Merapi could trigger another devastating natural disaster.

• Causal Explanation

Causal Explanation is the nature of explanation that progressively explains the origin or cause of changes in a problem. For example, the landslide process.

 

Generic Structure Explanation Text

• A general statement

Namely the introduction of an event that we will tell. Or a general description of the event. In a 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

It is an explanation of why and how it happened. In this section the writer can write more than one paragraph. A sequenced of explanation contains an explanation of the process why this phenomenon can occur or be created. A squenced of explanation in the form of answers to the author's 'why' and 'how' questions when making an Explanation text. In squenced of explanation it may consist of more than one paragraph.

• Closing

 Namely the conclusion or conclusion of the story. Actually, closing is not listed in the generic structure of the Explanation text, but most people assume that the last paragraph of an Explanation text is closing, even though it is part of a squenced of exploration which contains the final steps described in the squenced of explanation section.

Linguistic Rules of Explanation Text

Explanation text explains scientifically the process and causes of a phenomenon by using standard universal languages. The explanation of information in the explanatory text is easy for general readers to understand or is not limited to certain circles. Therefore, the writing and use of words in the explanatory text must be in accordance with PUEBI. The following are the characteristics of the explanatory text language rules.

• Copula

This word is used to explain the definition of words, terms, or concepts related to a phenomenon. For example, in the sentence Indonesia is an archipelago country.

• Active verb

This word is often used as part of a series of explanations, because it aims to explain causes and processes, so that the subject (phenomenon) acts as the goal of a particular action or event.

• Conjunction

The conjunctions used explain the causal relationship and the chronological relationship in the occurrence of a phenomenon. For example, if, if, so, before, first, and then.

• Adverb of time

This word is used to describe the time when a phenomenon occurs.

• Scientific term

Context-appropriate scientific terms are often used to clarify the definition, cause and effect relationship, or the chronology of a phenomenon.

• Noun pronouns

The subject described uses a noun (nonperson), such as that, this, and that. The explanatory text also only focuses on general things, such as earthquakes, floods.

 

Changes of pronouns from active voice to passive voice

Rules for changing active voice to passive voice

• Identify the subject, the verb and the object : SVO
• Change the object into subject.
• Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In case the helping verb is given, use the same verb but note that the helping verb is given, use the same verb but note that helping verb given agrees with the object.
• Change the verb into the past participle form
• Add the preposition “By”
• Change the subject into object.

 

Example

Active Voice	Passive Voice
The teacher is going to explain the lesson.	The lesson is going to be explained by the teacher
She closed the door	The door was closed by her

Forming Passive Voice

An annotated explanation text

Example of Explanation Text and Generic Structure

Example 1 :

How a Tsunami Happens?

A General Statement

We all know that tsunamis are a series of destructive waves and powerful. Tsunami is the deadliest wave because the wave speed is incredibly fast. But do you know how a tsunami can happens?

 A Sequenced of Explanation

Tsunami originated from Japan, "tsu" meaning harbor and "nami" meaning wave. They are normally caused by landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions in, or close to an ocean. After some sort of underwater disturbance, this causes energy to rise up to sea level pushing the water high into the air. Gravity kicks in and pulls it down again and then consequently causing the water to filter out into many different directions.

When a tsunami begins to approach the shore the energy in the wave is compressed. As a result, the water is pushed up into the wave, resulting in a powerful tsunami. If the trough hits the shoreline first, it then causes the tide to drastically retreat.

Closing

So, tsunamis happen because of natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. People who live near the shoreline have to be careful because they are threatened by tsunamis whenever there is an earthquake.

 

Linguistic rules example Explanatory text how a tsunami happens?

The linguistic rules consist of:

1. There is a copula, which is the word used to describe the word. In this text an example of a Tsunami is a series of powerful and destructive waves.

2. Using active verbs

3. There are conjunctions, for example in the text, namely if, so, as a result, etc.

4. There is a scientific term, for example in the text that is it explains the meaning of Tsunami.

5. This text focuses on a general issue, namely the Tsunami.

6. Using the chronological connector, for example in the text there is the word first.

7. Using simple present tense and passive voice

 

To be clearer, please see the video below

Example video about explanation text

The video explains How Rainbow Is Happen? the explanation text of the video, namely:

How Rainbow Is Happen?

A General Statement :

Rainbow often appears after the rain stops. Rainbow consists of a big bow spectrum and happens from water droplets which reflacted paralel because of the light of the sun. When the sun is shining and the light passing through water droplets, we can see a reflaction because of a wide variety of colors. The light passes and reflact like a light passing through a prism mirror.

A Sequenced of Explanation :

Rainbow happen to begin when the sunlight passing through the raindrops. The light is deflected to the center of the droplets. The white light is separated from each other into a spectrum of colors. The colors that have been separated, then separate again into very small portions. There is more light separated from each other in the droplets. Finally those colors form a light curve called rainbow.

Closing :

On the ground, we only see a maximum of a half circle rainbow. Because rainbow created involving distance with water droplets, the rainbow always move to follow the movement of anyone who seen it. It makes our distance with rainbow constant, in other word we could never approach the rainbow.

This is my video about explanation text

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