A. What is Explanation text?

            Explanation text is a text that explains how or why something happens. The text explains something in detail and logical way. Explanation text has no specific topic, it can be about natural, scientific, and cultural phenomena.

 

B. The Purpose of Explanation Text

            Explanation text has some purpose such as telling how and why natural, scientific, and phenomena can be happened. It always explains how and why something happens.

 

C.  Language Feature of Explanation Text

            Explanation text’s language features are using simple present tense, Using action verb, passive voice, using noun phrase, using technical terms, containing explanation of the process. Simple present tense is used because it is stating facts that explained in the text. Action verb is used to state what the subject does. Passive voice is used to what happened to the subject. Techincal terms refer to some special terms in the text. Explanation  of the process is also an obligation in this text to tells and explain how and why something happens

 

D. Generic Structure of Explanation Text

            Explanation text generic stucture is based by three structures. The first one is general statement, the second one is sequenced of explanation, and the last one is closing. General statement refres to a statement or sentence in the text that which issue will be explained. Sequenced of explanation is stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. The closing is a structure that contain the writed opinion or some addition for the text; closing may not be in the text because it is only a suggestion.

 

E. The Example of Explanation text

How does Rain Happen?

 

            Rain is the primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems, as well as water for hydroelectric power plants and crop irrigation. The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of the water cycle involves the sun heating the Earth’s surface water and causing the surface water to evaporate. The water vapor rises into the Earth’s atmosphere. The water in the atmosphere cools and condenses into liquid droplets. The droplets grow until they are heavy and fall to the earth as precipitation which can be in the form of rain or snow. However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporates while falling through dry air. This is called virga, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions