Contoh Explanation Text beserta Generic Structure dan Language Features

Tsunami

The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave
("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly
displaced on a massive scale.
A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries.
Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where
denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates.
As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it
radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.
Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water
behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into
the coastal area.

 Generic Structure 

1. General Statement
The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave
("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly
displaced on a massive scale.

2. Squenced of Explanation
A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries.
Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where
denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates.
As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it
radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond.

3. Closing
Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water
behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into
the coastal area.

 Language Features

• Use simple present tense

A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale.

• Use Passive Voice

A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water.
• Use abstract noun
 Vertical
 Horizontal
 Height 

• Conjuction of time
 When 
(when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water)
(when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale).
• Action Verb
 Movement
 Moves

• Noun Phrases
A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale.

• Adverbial Phrases
lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale.

• Complex sentences
• A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale.
Explanation :
1. A tsunami is a series of waves generated (main clause), while
2. when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale (subordinate clause)

• A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water.
Explanation : 
1. A tsunami will be generated (main clause), while
2. when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water (subordinate
clause).
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• Using simple present tense
• mengguankan abstract noun (nouns that appear)
• Passive voice mengguanakan
• Using Action verbs

Example of Explanation Text

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explanation, the authors also include examples of explanation text
below:

Making Paper from woodchips

General statement
Woodchipping is a process used to OBTAIN pulp and paper products
from forest trees. The woodchipping process begins when the trees
are cut down in a selected area of the forest called a coupe.

Squence of explanation
Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs
are taken to the mill. At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and
the logs are taken to a chipper roomates cuts them into small pieces
called woodchips. The woodchips are then screened to remove dirt
and other impurities. At this stage they are either exported in this
form or changed into pulp by chemicals and heat. The pulp is then
bleached and the water content is removed.

Closing
Finally the pulp is rolled out to the make paper.