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This document provides an overview of explanation texts, including: 1) Explanation texts are used to describe how or why things happen and include a sequence of events and reasons for processes or phenomena. 2) There are two main types of explanation texts - sequential explanations and cause and effect explanations. 3) A standard structure for explanation texts includes a title, opening statement, clear ordered paragraphs describing how and why something occurs, and a concluding paragraph that ties everything together. Linguistic features include general groups rather than specifics and use of linking words, verbs, tenses, and technical terms.

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Explanationtext

This document provides an overview of explanation texts, including: 1) Explanation texts are used to describe how or why things happen and include a sequence of events and reasons for processes or phenomena. 2) There are two main types of explanation texts - sequential explanations and cause and effect explanations. 3) A standard structure for explanation texts includes a title, opening statement, clear ordered paragraphs describing how and why something occurs, and a concluding paragraph that ties everything together. Linguistic features include general groups rather than specifics and use of linking words, verbs, tenses, and technical terms.

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Explanation text

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GROUP 6
AINA MAHARANI
FARAKHNAS DWI UTARI
AMELIA ZAHRANI
MUHAMMAD IQBAL

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We are going to learn about :
01 The definition of explanation text

02 Types of explanation

03 Structure of an explanation text

04 Passive voice
The definition of explanation text

Explanation text is a non-fiction text that is


used to describe how or why things happens.
It usually includes a sequence of events and
provides reasons for a process
or phenomenon.
For example:
• Earthquakes
• Tsunami
• Flood
Types of explanation texts

Sequential explanation
Explanations that describe
natural and non-natural Cause and effect explanation
phenomena, for example life Explanation text that links cause
cycles and effect in explaining how and
why an event occurred, for
example volcanoes.
Structure of an explanation text

Social Function
An explanation text is
used to describe how Linguistic Features
or why a certain
• Focuses on general group rather than
phenomenon happens.
specific
• Use of Linking words like in general,
General Structure rather, for instance
• Use of action verbs like breaks, erupts
• A tittle that identifies the • Use of present tense like is, wake, are
topic to be explained • Reference to people should not be given
• An opening statement that structure • Passive voice may be used
identifies the process to be • Use of technical terms and language
explained relevant to the subject
• A clear order of paragraphs • Conjunctions should be used to make
that describe how and why connections like and, but
• A concluding paragraph that • Gives a detailed description to create a
puts all the information rich meaning.
together
• Finally, a visual text
Passive Changing active voice to passie voice
• Identify the subject, the verb and the object (SVO)
voice
is a form of sentence
• Change the object into subject
• Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In
in which the subject o case the helping verb s given, use the same verb
f the sentence receiv but note that the helping verb given agrees with
es action, not taking the object
action. • Change the verb into the past participle form
• Add the preposition ‘’by’’
• Change the subject into object
Active voice Passive voice
I am reading a book A book is being read by me
She opened the door The door was opened by her
Thank you
I love u
Thank you

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