XI SCIENCE

EXPLANATI
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Definition and purposes

Generic Structure
Language Feature
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Definition and purposes of Explanation text :

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to
forming of natural, social, scintific and cultural
phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’
about the forming of the phenomena.
Its communicative purpose is to explain the
processes how/why something occurs involved in the
formation or workings of natural or socio-cultural
phenomena.
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Generic structure of Explanation :

 General Statement
; stating the penomenon issues which are to be
explained.
 Sequenced Explanation
; stating a series of steps which explain the
phenomena.
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Language Feature of Explanation :

 Featuring generic  Using passive voice
participant pattern
 General and abstract  Using simple present
nouns tense
 Using chronological  Noun phrase
connection
 Abstract nouns
 Conjungtion of time and
cause  Adverbial phrases
 Action verbs  Complex sentences
 Rain is advantageous because it brings water for all living things.
But rain can be disastrous, too, because too much rain will cause
floods which can wash away people, houses and other valuable
properties.
The following is how rain formed. The air is filled with tiny
particles known as ‘vapour’. Vapour is actually the gaseous form of the
water. Vapour is a part of air. The air around us is constantly moving
because the air near the surface of the earth is hotter and lighter. This
is why this air rises. The air higher up in the sky is cold and heavy, so it
sinks. The rising of hot air and the sinking of cold water cause the air
move. When the hot air rises to a certain level, the vapour present in it,
cools and changes to water. This is known as ‘condensation’. When the
water particles are too heavy for the air to carry. The air is said to be
‘oversaturated’. The water particles then fall is rain.
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