Explanatory text is a description of how something works or how to do something. 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.
What Is Function of Explanation Text?
Explanatory Text Called fiction but text that contains factual and real things. So, what is the purpose? There are two main functions, namely:
• Explanatory text aims to reveal the process of the occurrence of a phenomenon. Be it natural, social, cultural and scientific phenomena and even technology.
• Explain in detail how or why something happened. Usually the explanatory text is composed of two basic questions, namely how (how) and why (why).
• What is General Structure of the Explanation Text
• General Statement
The General Statement is the opening section. This section describes the issues regarding the phenomenon/topic to be discussed. Usually contains a variety of general information that brings the reader to the core of the discussion.
•Sequence of Event
In this section you will find a more detailed discussion of a phenomenon. The explanation section is the core part of the text that explains the series of events or processes of the topic being discussed. Contains a detailed and coherent explanation of how and why something happened.
• Closing
It is optional and not mandatory in an explanation text. Contains additional information or opinions from the author regarding the phenomenon or topic of discussion
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 so on.
Conclusion
Conclusion of the Explanation Text or explanatory 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.
QUESTION about EXPLANATION TEXT
The following Text is for question 1-2
1. Human body is made up of countless millions of cells. Food is needed to build up new cells and replace the worn out cells. However, the food that we take must be changed into substances that can be carried in the blood to the places where they are needed. This process is called digestion.
The first digestive process takes place in the mouth. The food we eat is broken up into small pieces by the action of teeth, mixed with saliva, a juice secreted by glands in the mouth. Saliva contain digestive juices which moisten the food, so it can be swallowed easily.
From the mouth, food passes through the esophagus (the food passage) into stomach. Here, the food is
mixed with juices secreted by the cells in stomach for several hours. Then the food enters the small intestine. All time the muscular walls of the intestine are squeezing, mixing and moving the onwards.
In a few hours, the food changes into acids. These are soon absorbed by the villi (microscopic branch projections from the intestine walls) and passed into the bloodstream.
1. The purpose of the text is ….
A. To explain the process involved in digestion
B. To inform the readers about important part of human body
C. To entertain or amuse the readers
D. To persuade people that men have millions of cells
E. To give a description about esophagus and villi
2. What is “digestion” mean?.....
A. The process of replacing worn out cells
B. The process of changing food into substances that can be carried in the blood
C. The process of building up new cells
D. The process of taking food into our mouth
E. The process of providing energy for each cell
Read the text below then answer the questions.
Can lightning strike the same place twice? Let's figure out what makes it happen in the first place.
Lighting is electricity, and electricity involves tiny particles. Some particles have a positive charge and some have a negative charge. The two opposite charges pull towards each other like the north and south ends of magnets.
Usually electric charges are fairly balanced but the turbulent winds of a storm caused electric charges to separates within the cloud.
Most lightning occurs within the cloud itself, but we're concerned about the lightning between clouds and the ground.
Lightning starts with negative charges moving from the clouds towards the ground. Scientists call it a stepped leader. Meanwhile an upward leader forms as positive charges move up from the ground usually from tall objects when a stepped leader and an upward leader meet, it makes a path for a much larger and brighter electric current to shoot up into the cloud. This is what we see in the sky as lightning. It happened so quickly that lightning seems to travel from the cloud to the ground.
When in fact the opposite is true. So, can lightning strike the same place twice? Absolutely.
For example Toronto CN Tower is struck by lightning around seventy five times each year. In fact in August 2011 the tower was shocked a record-breaking 52 times in 84 minutes. But don't worry the tower was built to withstand it. So it's a safe place to be if lightning strikes once twice or even 52 times.
3. What does the text above explain you about? A. The frequency of lightning strikes B. How does lightning work? C. How the electricity was formed? D. How the lightning strikes the ground
4. According to the text above, how was the electricity formed? A. Electricity was formed when negative and positive particles separated. B. When the lightning struck the tall objects. C. When the clouds collide. D. When the two opposite; positive and negative charges pull towards each other.
5. What is stepped leader on the text above? A. The negative charges from the clouds that moving to the ground. B. The positive charges from the clouds that strikes the tall objects. C. The clouds with electricity charges. D. The positive charges from the ground.
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