Explanation Text

Dalam bahasa Indonesia, explanation text adalah teks penjelasan

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. ( Explanation adalah sebuah teks yang memberitahukan proses - proses yang berkaitan untuk pembentukan alam, sosial, ilmiah dan fenomena kebudayaan. Explanation text adalah untuk mengatakan 'why' dan 'how' dari pembentukan fenomena. Itu seringkali ditemukan dalam buku teks ilmu pengetahuan, geografi dan sejarah. )

A. Social Function : to explain the processes involved in the formation or working of natural or sociocultural phenomena ( Fungsi Sosial : untuk menjelaskan proses - proses yang dijelaskan dalam pembentukan atau pekerjaan dari fenomena alami dan sosial budaya )

B. Generic structure of Explanation ( Struktur Umum dari Explanation )
^ General statement : stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained. ( Pernyataan Umum : menyatakan isu fenomena yang adalah untuk dijelaskan )
^ Sequenced explanation : stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. ( Urutan Penjelasan : menyatakan rangkaian langkah - langkah yang menjelaskan fenomena )

C. Language Feature of Explanation ( Ciri Bahasa dari Explanation )
^ Featuring generic participant : sun, rain, etc ( Menampilkan peserta umum : sun, rain dan lain - lain )
^ Using chronological connection; to begin with, next, etc ( Menggunakan hubungan kronologis : to begin with, next dan lain - lain )
^ Using passive voice pattern ( Menggunakan pola kalimat pasif )
^ Using simple present tense ( Menggunakan simple present tense )

D. Significant Lexicogrammatical Features ( Ciri Lexicogrammatical Penting )
^ Focus on generic, non-human Participants ( Berpusat pada umum, peserta bukan manusia )
^ Use mainly of Material Processes and Relational Processes ( Menggunakan sebagian besar proses - proses material dan proses - proses relatif )
^ Use mainly of Temporal and causal Circumstances and Conjunctions ( Menggunakan sebagian besar keadaan sementara dan sebab akibat dan konjungsi )

Example

The Process of Rain

Water in the earth is kept in many places like the ocean, the ocean, the river and the lake. Butdon't be wrong, the plants leaves and the land also kept water.Each day, this water will evaporate with help of the sun. The process where water evaporatesfrom plants is called transpiration. Afterwards the vapour will experience the process of condensation where the vapour will condense and turn into a cloud. The form of the cloudalways changes according to weather conditions.The clouds will move to different locations with the help of wind that bellows vertically or horizontally. The movement of the vertical wind results in the cloud forming big 'lumps'.After that, the wind increases the size of the cloud and each cloud will overlap.

Finally thecloud will reach the atmosphere that has a lower temperature. Here the particles of water andice is formed.Eventually, the wind can not support the weight of the cloud and so the cloud that is full withwater will experience a process called precipitation or the process where rain or hail falls toearth.