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VOLCANIC
ERUPTION
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01 ELOK SAFITRI D.Y (10)

02 ZAFIRA AULIA N.A (36)

 WE WILL
DISCUSS
ABOUT:

SOCIAL
DEFINITION 1 2 FUNCTION

LANGUAGE
GENERIC
STRUCTURE
3 4 FEATURES

EXAMPLE 5
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DEFINITION
Explanation text is a text which 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 phenomena.
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SOCIAL
FUNCTION
 To tells processes
relating to forming of To explain how or
natural, social, why something
scientific, and cultural happens.
phenomena
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GENERIC
STRUCTURE
GENERAL STATEMENT
Stating the phenomenon issues which
are to be explained.

EXPLANATION
Stating a series of steps which
explain the phenomena.

CLOSING
This section is optional and can
contain additional information or the
author’s opinion on the topic
discussed
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LANGUAGE
F E AT U R E S
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

USING PASSIVE VOICE

USING ACTION VERBS

CONTAINING EXPLANATION
OF THE PROCESS
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EXAMPLE
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