EXPLANATION TEXT

1. DEFINITION OF EXPLANATION TEXT

Explanation text is a text that tells the process of how and why something
happen.

2. THE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Explain how and why phenomenon this happen, such as :
 Natural : gempa bumi, tsunami, banjir, perubahan cuaca, dll
 Social : Media sosial, korupsi, kemiskinan, demo, organisasi, dll
 Culture : rumah adat, batik, alat musik tradisional, seni tari, wayang
GENERIC STRUCTURE OF EXPLANATION TEXT
1. General Statement terdiri dari informasi umum tentang topik dan menyatakan fenomena
masalah yang akan dijelaskan atau biasanya berupa pengantar.
2. A sequenced of explanation berisi tentang penjelasan proses fenomena bisa terjadi atau
langkah langkah yg menjelaskan fenomena dengan pertanyaan how and why.
3. Closing bersifat OPTIONAL, berisi pendapat penulis tentang topic

4. LANGUAGE FEATURES
4. Simple Present Tense
5. Passive Voice
6. Action Verb ( run, eat, think, read, climb,listen, play, swim, )
7. Conjunction ( after, so, then, and, but, because, since, of, first, or, for, so, until, than, that)
8. Noun Phrase ( dapat digunakan untuk name of person, places and things )
 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
◦ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE adalah tenses yang menyatakan suatu kejadian yang
berlangsung saat ini atau kejadian yang berulang kali.

Functions of Simple Present Tense :

◦ Habitual ( Kebiasaan )
1. She usually gets up at 5 a.m
2. Joe and Jane go jogging every afternoon
3. I clean the house every morning
4. You watch Korean Movie On Netflix every night
5. Clara goes to school every morning
 Adverb Of Time :
• Every : ( day, week, month, year, night, morning, hour, afternoon ...)
• Always, usually, often, sometime, seldom, once/twice a day

Verb yang berakhiran :

Formula of Simple Present Tense 1. s, sh, ch, x, o, + ( es ) :
1. Verbal Kiss – kisses watch – watches Wash – washes
+ S + V1 + ( s/es/ies ) + O/C Go - goes push – pushes Catch – catches
Fix - fixes
- S + don’t/ doesn’t + V1 + O/C
2. Consonant before –y + (ies) :
? Do/ Does + S + V1 + O/C
Study – studies Cry – cries dry – dries
Try – tries Fly – flies apply - applies
3. Vowel before –y + (s) :
Play – plays lay - lays Enjoy – enjoys
Buy - buys stay – stays pay - pays
Example of Verbal Formula :

3. (+) I drink milk every morning

1. (+) She reads novel in the home
(-) I don’t drink milk every morning
(-) She doesn’t read novel in the home
(?) Do i drink milk every morning?
(?) Does she read novel in the home?

4. (+) The cat eats fish in the kitchen

2. (+) They wash car every Sunday
(-) The cat doesn’t eat fish in the kitchen
(-) They don’t wash car every Sunday
(?) Does the cat eat fish in the kitchen?
(?) Do they wash car every Sunday ?
 2. Nominal
SUBJECT TO BE
+ S + to be (am,are,is) + Compliment
I Am
S + to be (am,are,is) + Not + Compliment You, We, They Are
-
She, He, It Is
To be (am,are,is) + S + Compliment
?

EXAMPLE OF NOMINAL FORMULA

1. (+) Erina is the new teacher for this class
4. (+) Riky is lazy to take a bath
(-) Erina is not the new teacher for this class
(?) Is erina the new teacher for this class?
(-) Riky isn’t lazy to take a bath
(?) Is riky lazy to take a bath?
2. (+) I am bored at home
(-) I am not bored at home 5. (+) Danu and Dian are Basketball Players
(?) Am i bored at home?
(-) Danu and Dian aren’t Basketball Players
(?) Are Danu and Dian Basketball Players ?
3. (+) They are happy this holiday
(-) They are not happy this holiday
(?) Are they happy this holiday?