Explanation Text

 

EXPLANATION TEXT




Definition of 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.

– To explain how or why something happens.

– To tell how and why thing (phenomena) occur in nature.


Generic Structure of Explanation Text

– General statement
General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.

– Sequenced of explanation
Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

– Closing
Optional or not mandatory.


Language Features of Explanation Text

In an explanation text, there are linguistic features as below :

– Using simple present tense

– Using abstract noun (no visible noun)

– Using Passive voice

– Using Action verbs

– Containing explanation of the process ..


Example of Explanation Text 

How Do Bees Make Honey?


    Bees are useful insects. There are about 20,000 kinds of bees, but only honey bees make honey. Honey bees live in groups called colonies. Each colony has one female queen bee, ten of thousands or workers , and a few hundred male bees or drones. Honey bees lives in hives. Inside their hive, the bees make a honey comb of wax. The honey comb is a kind of bee apartment building full of six – sided room s in which the bees raises young and store food.

    The queen bee lays thousands of eggs. Worms look like larvae hatch from eggs. Each larva becomes a pupa, which looks partly like larva and partly like an adult bee. Worker bees feed the young , clean, guard the hive, and fly to and from flowers. They collect tiny grains of pollen and a sweet liquid called nectar for food. The pollen is food for young bees. Worker bees use the nectar to make honey. Without bees bringing pollen from flower to flower, many plants can’t make seeds.

Questions

1. What is the function of explanation text?

A. To entertain the reader

B. To describe how and why a phenomenon happen

C. To describe something

D. To persuade the readers

E. To tell a story


2. ______ is not the generic structure of explanation text.

A. Hypothesis

B. Explanation sequence 

C. Conclusion

D. General statement about the event or thing


3. Which of the following is not the language features of explanation text.

A. Using simple present tense

B. Using abstract noun (no visible noun)

C. Using Passive voice

D. Using Action verbs

E. Using Active voice


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