chapter 3 - EXPLANATION TEKS

                                                             EXPLANATION TEKS 

            Social Function of Explanation Text

an explanation text is used to be describe how and why a certain phenomenon happens

           Generic Structure of Explanation Text

1. a title that identifies the topic to be explained
2. a general statement
3. a sequenced explanation (a clear order about how and why)
4. closing/concluding statement

       Linguistic Features of Explanation Text

• Focused on general rather than specific
• Use a linking word like, in general, rather, for instance
• Use action verbs
• Use present tense
• Use passive voice
• Reference to people should not be given
• Use of technical terms and language relevants to the subjects

                   Forming Passive Voice

Present Simple = am, is ,are + made

Present Progressive = am, is, are + being + sent

Present Perfect = has, have + been + sold

Past Simple = was, were + invited 

Past Progressive = was, were + being + washed 

Past Perfect = had + been + hired

Future (will) = will be + signed

Future (going to) = am, is, are + going to be + built

Future Perfect = will + have been + started

   Rules for changing active voice to passive one :

1. Identify the subject, the verb and the object
2. Change the subject into subject
3. Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In case the helping verb is given, use the same verb but note that helping verb given agrees with the object
4. Change the verb into the past participle form
5. Add the preposition by
6. Change the subject into object 

Explanation Text about Rainbow

Almost everyone very likes a natural phenomenon called the rainbow. To the extent that a lot of people create an art work like song, cake, and the other work after seeing the beautiful colors of the rainbow. But, do you know how the phenomenon of the appearance of the rainbow happens?

Rainbow occurs because of the refraction of light. The sunlight that shines in between the rain drops is refracted by the rain drops. This process separates the white light of the sunlight into a spectrum of different colors.

The spectrum of colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Or what we often memorize as the abbreviation "ROY G BIV / mejikuhibiniu.” Then the colors reflect in the back drops of rain, resulting the light which looks arched and becomes the rainbow.