EXPLANATION PART 2
NAME : ZASQHIA RAHMI DEWI
CLASS : XII IPS 3
ABSENT : 36
A) DEFINITION OF EXPLANATION TEXT
Explanation text is a text that provides an explanation of information about the phenomenon of causality or cause and effect. These phenomena can be in the form of social, cultural, political, legal, economic phenomena, to natural phenomena.
Through explanatory texts, every event that occurs around us is not only observed and felt, but also used as learning.
B) THE FUNCTION OF EXPLANATION TEXT
Explanation text is a text that has the function of explaining or analyzing the process of appearing or happening something and also the causes and effects of something.
So, it can be concluded that the function of an explanatory text is to explain or analyze the process of appearing or happening something and also the causes and effects of something.
C) STRUCTURE OF EXPLANATION TEXT
A. General statement
Namely the introduction of an event that we will tell. Or general explanation about the event. In the general statement contains a general explanation of phenomenon to be discussed, can be an introduction to the phenomenon or the explanation.
Sequenced Explanations
That is an explanation of why and how the event occurred. In this section the author can write more that one paragraph. Sequenced explanations contain explanations the process of why these phenomenacan occur or are created.
Sequenced explanations in the form of answers to the questions why and how the author when making an explanation text. Sequenced explanations can consist of more than one paragraph.
Closing/ Concluding Statements
That is the conclusion of the story. Actually the closing is not listed in the generic structure of explanation text, but most people assume that the last paragraph of an explanation text is closing, even though it is the part of sequenced explanations that contains the final stesps described in sequenced explanations section.
D) LINGUISTIC FEATURES
- Focus on generic things, not focus on human participants (nonhuman participants. Examples : tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, rain and air.
- It is possible to use scientific terms. Use more material verbs and relational verbs (active verbs).
- Using conjunctions of time and causalit. For example : so, first, if, if, before, and then.
- Use passive voice.
- Explanations are written to justify that something causally explained is true.
- Use present tense.
- Reference to people should not be given.
- Use of technical terms and language relevants to the subjects.
1. Mommy cleans the room every day.
A. The room was clean by mommy every day
B. The room is clean by mommy every day
C. The room is cleaned by mommy every day
D. Mommy is cleaned the room every day
E. The room was being cleaned by mommy every day
2. My uncle fixed the toy yesterday. The passive voice of the sentence is....
A. My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday
B. The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday
C. The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday
D. My uncle was being fixed the toy yesterday
E. The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday
3. Joe has taken a Mandarin course.
A. Joe has been taken a Mandarin course
B. A Mandarin course taken by Joe
C. A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe
D. Mandarin courses have taken by Joe
E. Mandarin course will be taken by Joe
4. In the 1920’s, this TV ....
A. is manufactured
B. was manufactured
C. will be manufactured
D. is going to manufactured
E. would manufacture
5. She ... to my wedding party.
A. are invited
B. have been invited
C. has been invited
D. invited
E. has invited
6. Her first novel ... tomorrow morning.
A. is launched
B. was launched
C. will be launched
D. has launched
E. have launched
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