This document provides an overview of explanation text, including: 1) Explanation text tells the processes relating to natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena using grammar like the passive voice and simple present tense, as well as technical terms and words showing cause and effect. 2) Explanation text has a generic structure including a general statement, sequenced explanation of steps, and sometimes a closing. 3) Explanation text is intended to explain to the audience how and why something works or happens.

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What is it?
What are its language features?
How is its generic structure?
What are its social function?
How do we write it?
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Definition of Explanation:
Explanation is a text 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
phenomenon. It is often found in science, geography and history text
books.
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 Grammar (passive voice, simple present tense, technical terms, words
that show cause and effect, abstract noun, action verb and noun phrase)
 Mini dictionary (vocabulary) : notice a few words/phrases that often
appear such as first, then, next, etc
 Common Expression : The expressions with the following style are typical
to explanation text such as for example, these include, for instance, etc.
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Language Features of Explanation

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 General statement : stating the phenomenon issues which are to be
explained
 Sequenced explanation : stating a series of steps which explain the
phenomena
 Closing : many people think that the last paragraph is closing, in which it is
actually put of sequenced explanation
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Generic structure of Explanation

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An explanation text is intended by the writer/speaker to explain
the audience how and why something works or happens
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The Social Functions of Explanation

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Analyze the sample of Explanation below. Does it contain the characteristics of Explanation as
mentioned before?

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