Explanation

  Explanation text is a type of text in English that describes a process. Talking about the process, this text is almost the same as procedure text. However, if the procedure text describes how to do something (process), this text describes how a process occurs.

Explanation Text Characteristics

There are several characteristics of this text, namely:

Using the Simple Present Tense

This text uses the Simple Present Tense because it describes facts.

Using Action Verbs

Action Verbs are verbs used to describe an ongoing action. Examples are do, make, create, and so on.

Generic Structure of Explanation Text

There are two parts to the Explanation Text, namely:

General Statement

Contains general information about topics to be discussed in the text. Explanation

Contains a series of events (sequence of events) from a process which is the topic of the text. We can also explain by using the why and how questions, so that the explanation we convey is more comprehensive.

Closing

The closing or closing part is optional or does not have to be in this text. This section may contain additional information or the author's opinion on the topics discussed.