EXPLANATION

Member of Group 4

1. Ana Karunia (04)

2. Dian Denisa Anjelina (05)
3. Dimas Resha Putra Pamungkas
(07)
4. Elsa Mayori Aurora (09)
5. Fika Husnul Nuzullah (12)
6. Ivan Fatoni (16)
7. Nur Laila Indah Sulistiani (25)
8. Sultan Affith Faizal (34)
9. Winica Sevira Yuqannisa (36)
 EXPLANATION
S

Explanation texts related to

natural and social
phenomena in accordance
with social function, text
structure , and language
feature

Spoken and writen

explanation text
Passive voice
related to natural and
social phenomena
 Description:
Explanation Text is a non-fiction text that is 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:
• Rain
• The watercycle
• Earthquakes
Types of Explanation Texts

Explanation texts are categorized according to the type of process

they describe.

Sequential Explanation Cause and Effect Explanation

Explanations that describe Explanation text that links
natural and non – natural cause and effect in
phenomena, for example explaining how and why an

life cycles. event occurred, for example

volcanoes.
 Structure of an
Explanation Text

• A title / introductions identifies the topic to be explained.

• An opening statements ( general statements ) identify
the process to be explained.
• A sequence of explanation describe how and why.
• A conclusion or closing puts all the information together.
It is optional.
 Social Function

To describe how or why a

certain phenomenon happen.
General Structure

A title that identifies the topic to be

explained.
01
An opening statement that identifies the
02 process to be explained.

A clear order of paragraphs that describe

03
how and why.
04 A concluding paragraph that puts all
the information together.
05 Finally, a visual text ( a labeled image ).
 Language Features

1 ) Focuses on general group rather than specific

2 ) Use of linking words like in general , rather,for instance
3 ) Use of action verbs like breaks, erupts
4 ) Use of present tense like. is ,wake,are
5 ) Reference to people should not be given
6 ) Passive voice may be used
7 ) Use of technical terms and language relevant to the subject
8 ) Conjunctions should be used to make connections like, and,
but
9 ) Gives a detailed description to create a rich meaning.
 Passive Voice
When emphasis is on the action (verb) and the object
of a sentence rather than the subject of a sentence.

Action is more Subject is unknown Even when the subject is

important than the known, it is put at the
subject end.
We use passive voice :
When we want to focus on the person

01 or object affected by the action, or the

action itself;

02 When is not important who or what

performed;

03 When the subject is unknown;

04 When we intend to be more formal, as in

most forms of academic writing.
 Here are the ways to change active sentences into
passive ones
The subject of an active sentence becomes the object of a
01 passive sentence.

The object of an active sentence becomes the subject of passive

02 sentence, usually preceded by a preposition ‘by’, known as ‘by

agent’. ‘By agent’ is not always stated in a passive sentence, such
as by you, by me, by them.

The verb is changed into be + past participle (V3). The form of

03 ‘be’ depends on the tense (past, present, future) and the subject
(singular or plural) of the sentence.

Active : Gilang plays badminton every Sunday morning.

subject Verb Object

Passive : Badminton is played by Gilang every Sunday morning.

Subject Verb Object
 Changes of Pronouns from Active Voice to Passive Voice

Pronoun in Active Voice Pronoun in Passive Voice

I Me
We Us
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
They Them
 EXAMPLE

Tittle How Lenticular Clouds are Formed

Lenticular clouds look very smooth, round or oval, lens-shaped. General Nouns
Opening They usually appear near the mountain range or bover the
mountain. Passive Voice
Lenticular clouds are typically formed when moist air, which is
relatively stable, flows in a vertical direction over a montain. When Action Verb
Se this vertically moving air comes in contact with the horizontally
qu moving upper-level wind in a nearly perpendicular manner, it causes
en
deflection. It result in the formation of several standing waves on
ce
1 the downwind side of the mountain. When the temperature of the Conjuction
wave’s crest goes on reducing and reaching the dew point, the
Se lenticular clouds ore formed.
qu The process of formation of lenticular clouds goes on
en constantly and continuously near the crest of the atmospheric Technical Word
ce wave’s. They appear to remain stationary. The fact is that there is
2 always a constant movement of wind through these clouds.
The lenticular clouds tend to disappear when the temperature Present Tense
Closing rises above the dew point. It occurs as the moisture evaporates n
the form of vapor.
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By: Group 4