THE DEFINITION,

EXEMPLIFICATION, AND
EXPLANATION TEXT
 WHAT IS DEFINITION?
Definition explains a concept, term, or ✣ EXAMPLE:
subject. Its main purpose is not only to tell
The greenhouse effect is a natural process. As the sun
what something means or is, but also what
shines, Earth absorbs some of its energy. Then the
something does, what something is used
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere like water vapor,
for, what" something looks like, etc.
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and the ozone
absorb and emit that energy. This energy warms the
THREE PARTS OF DEFINITION atmosphere as well as the Earth's surface. As a result, the
process keeps Earth warm.
1. term, concept or subject
2. general class
SIGNAL WORDS
3. characteristics
is defined, as means, to define, as defined, refers to, to
illustrate
 TYPES OF DEFINITION
FORMAL DEFINITION
Formal definition -The meaning of a
word that consists of three parts: the term,
the part of speech to which it belongs, and
all the traits or characteristics that set it
apart from every other item in that class.
Example:
Term: freedom
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The power or right to act,
speak, or think as one wants without
hindrance or restraint.
INFORMAL DEFINITION
Informal definition - the meaning of a
word that is explained using known words
or examples to define an unknown term.
These definitions may be synonyms or
antonyms introduced by or, in other words
or like., the writer uses known words or
examples to explain an unknown term.
Example:
Freedom, also referred to as liberty or
independence, is a state people reach
when they are free to think and do
whatever they please.
EXTENDED DEFINITION
Extended definition - the meaning of an idea or
word that has components of both informal and
formal definitions, but is presented in a longer,
paragraph format.
Example:
True freedom means the ability to think, feel,
say, or act however one chooses. It is a state
where the bars of bondage do not exist.
Unfortunately, the widening gap between the
haves and have nots means that some are now
shackled by their lack of education. Americans
can attain real freedom when everyone has the
same educational opportunities.
 WHAT IS EXEMPLIFICATION?
✣ Exemplification provides readers with
examples that illustrate a larger point.
✣ Provide a series of examples- facts,
specific cases, or instances- to turn a
general idea into a concrete one.
✣ Examples can come in form of text,
images, illustrations, and diagrams.
EXAMPLE:
My own two sons, now twenty-one and seventeen, have read (in public
and private schools) Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and Melville. But they've
also slogged repeatedly through the manipulative melodramas of Alice
Walker and Maya Angelou, through sentimental middlebrow favorites
(To Kill a Mockingbird and A Separate Peace), the weaker novels of John
Steinbeck, the fantasies of Ray Bradbury. My older son spent the first
several weeks of sophomore English discussing the class's summer
assignment, Ordinary People, a weeper and former bestseller by Judith
Guest about a "dysfunctional" family recovering from a teenage son's
suicide.
Francine Prose. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Sing"
 WHAT IS EXPLANATION?

Explanation is something that EXAMPLE:

clarifies or makes clear. We need
Explanation of how rain
to provide explanations for
forms.
things we are defining. These
explanations are often extended,
longer, and more substantial in
terms of detail and depth.
PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Professional correspondence
is communication between
two or more parties
through professional writing
of letters and emails.
Professional correspondence
reflects a person’s
level of competency
and professionalism.
 PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
AND LETTERS
Proffesional Memorandum is perhaps the
Correspondence is strictly shortest form professional
formal, so there is no room correspondence. It contains
for slang, idiomatic instructions or announcements
expressions, and even poetic given to the recipients and often
language. You need to make uses bullet-form ideas. Remember
sure your writing is direct to that since memoranda are often
the point and concise. short, only one topic must be
discussed per memo.
 APPOINTMENT LETTER
An appointment letter is a
document that officially confirms a
candidate's employment. Typically,
after a successful interview, the
candidate is issued an offer letter.
After this, the candidate gets a
certain time period to review and
negotiate the terms and conditions
of the offer, like salary structure.