EXPLANATION TEXT

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Explanation Text

Definition of Explanation Text

Explanatory text is a type of text in English that describes a process. Talking about the process, this text is almost the same as the procedure text. However, if the Procedure text describes how to do something (process), it describes how a process occurs. That way, we can see that the text serves to provide information to the reader about a process.

Explanation is a text that tells the processes related to the order of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. The text explaining the why 'why' and 'how' of an order of a phenomenon. These are often found in science, geography and history textbooks.

General Structure of the Explanatory Text

• General statement

General statement; problem problems that will occur.

• Order of explanation

Sequential explanation; provides a step explanation that describes the phenomenon.

Purpose of Explanatory Text

* Explanation is a text that tells the processes related to the order of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena.

* To explain how or why something happened.

According to Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson (1997: 82), explanatory text types are often used to tell how and why something (phenomena) occurs in nature.

Language Feature of Explanatory Text

• Using Simple Present Tense.

This text uses the Simple Present Tense as it clarifies facts.

• Using Action Verbs

Action Verbs are verbs used to describe an ongoing action. Examples are do, make, create, and so on.

• Uses Passive Voice

The use of Passive Voice aims to emphasize focus on the current event, not on the subject.

• Using Noun Phrases
• Uses Technical Terms

These technical terms refer to technical terms related to the topics discussed in this text.
Contains an explanation of the process

Example of Explanatory Text about the Chocolate Making Process

How Chocolate Is Made

Have we ever wondered how do we get chocolate? Well this time we are going to enter the amazing world of chocolate so that we can understand exactly what we eat.

Chocolate starts a tree called the cacao tree. This tree grows in equatorial areas especially in places such as South America, Africa, and Indonesia. The cacao tree produces fruit the size of a small pine apple. Next to the fruit is a tree seed. These seeds are also known as coco seeds.

Furthermore, the seeds are fermented for about a week, dried in the sun. After that it is sent to the chocolate maker. The chocolate maker starts processing it by roasting the beans to bring out the flavor. Different beans from different places have different qualities and tastes. So they are often shortened and blended to produce a distinctive blend.

The next process is winnowing. The roasted cocoa beans are sown to remove the tips of the cocoa bean flesh from the shell. Then the seeds are blended. Seeds that have been blended are grounded to make them liquid. This liquid is called brown liquor. Bitter taste.

All beans contain a certain amount of fat and cocoa beans are no different. However, half-fat cocoa beans, donkey cocoa beans are ground from the liquid. This is pure bitter chocolate.

Thus the article about Explanation Text. Enough to this blog this time see you on the next blog.

Source:

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