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DEFINITION TYPES OF TEXTS SOCIAL FUNCTION

The meaning of the The types of the Social function of the
explanation text. explanation text. explanation text.

GENERAL LINGUISTIC
STRUCTURE FEATURES EXAMPLE
General structure of the Linguistic features of the Example of the explanation
explanation text. explanation text. text.
DEFINITION
OF
EXPLANATION
TEXT
An explanation texts is a non-
fiction texts that used to
describe how or why things
happen. It usually includes a
sequence of events (explaining
how) and provides reasons for a
process or phenomenon (why).
 FOR EXAMPLE:
Respiratory
Rain
System

The Water Cycle Snow

Earthquakes Rainbow

Digestive System Global Warming

TYPES OF EXPLANATION TEXTS

SEQUENTIAL CAUSE & EFFECT

EXPLANATION EXPLANATION
Explanation that describe Explanation text that links
natural and non-natural cause and effect in explaining
phenomena, for example the how and why an event occured,
water cycles. for example the volcanos.
SOCIAL FUNCTION
An explanation text is used to
describe how or why a certain
phenomenon happens.
GENERAL STRUCTURE

GENERAL
SEQUENCE
TITLE STATEMENT
EXPLANATION
A title that identifies the Contains general information Contains a sequence of
topic to be explained. about the topic to be discussed events (how and why).
in the text.

CONCLUSION VISUAL TEXT

This section may contain Finally, a visual text (a
additional information or the labelled image).
author’s opinion on the topics
covered.
 LINGUISTIC FEATURES

GENERAL LINKING
GROUP
Focuses on general Use ofWORDS
linking words
group rather than like: in general, rather,
specific. for distance.

ACTION PRESENT
VERBS
Use of action verbs TENSE
Use of simple
like: breaks, erupts, present tense like:
etc. is, are.
LINGUISTIC FEATURES

REFERENC TECHNICAL
PASSIVE
TERMS
ReferenceEto people VOICE
Passive voice may Use technical terms and
should not be
be used. language relevant to the
given.
subject.

CONJUCTION DETAILED
S DESCRIPTION
Conjunctions should be
Gives a detailed
used to make
description to create a
connections like: and,
rich meaning.
but, etc.
EXAMPLE
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