Explanation Text

 What is explanation text?

Explanation text is a non fiction text which describe how or why things happen.

There are 2 types of explanation text :

What is the purpose of explanation text?
An explanation text is written to explain how and why something  in the world happen

The generic structures of explanation text 
The generic structures of explanation text consists of three components. 

1.General statement 

2.Explanation  

3.Closing

The language features of explanation text.

1.Focusing generic participant 

2.Using present tense . 

3.Using chronological connectors 

4.Using passive voice 

5.Using noun, pronoun, verb, and etc. 

Example :

How a Tsunami Happens?

General Statement

We all know that tsunamis are a series of destructive waves and powerful. Tsunami is the deadliest wave because the wave speed is incredibly fast. But do you know how a tsunami can happens?

Explanation

Tsunami originated from Japan, “tsu” meaning harbor and “nami” meaning wave. They are normally caused by landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions in, or close to an ocean. After some sort of underwater disturbance, this causes energy to rise up to sea level pushing the water high into the air. Gravity kicks in and pulls it down again and then consequently causing the water to filter out into many different directions.

When a tsunami begins to approach the shore the energy in the wave is compressed. As a result, the water is pushed up into the wave, resulting in a powerful tsunami. If the trough hits the shoreline first, it then causes the tide to drastically retreat.

Closing

So, tsunamis happen because of natural disasters such as earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. People who live near the shoreline have to be careful because they are threatened by tsunamis whenever there is an earthquake.

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