Jika disimpulkan, explanation text adalah jenis teks bahasa Inggris yang berisi
tentang bagaimana atau mengapa sesuatu terjadi.
Umumnya teks jenis ini menjelaskan tentang proses terjadinya sesuatu. Hal-hal yang
dipaparkan dalam teks penjelasan berupa fenomena alam maupun sosial.
1. Noun phrase,
contoh : blue color in the sky, the roasted beans, a brief transient sound, dan lain-lain.
2. Action verbs,
contoh : produces, enters, moves, dan lain-lain.
3. Simple present tense, karena menjelaskan tentang fakta maka tense yang digunakan
adalah present tense.
4. Passive voice,
passive voice digunakan ketika penjelasan fokus pada proses atau tindakannya,
contohnya is produced, are fermented, is reflected, dan lain-lain.
Contoh teks eksplanation
Rain has both good and bad effect. Rain clears the air from pollution, it can also keep
the plants green. However, too much rain can cause natural disaster such as floods and
landslides.
Do you know how rain is formed?
There are many water source such as oceans, lakes, rivers, etc. When the sun shines,
the hot temperature will make the water evaporate. This “vapor” then rises because
the air (gas) flows from the high pressure to the low pressure places. When the vapor
is in the sky, it cools and changes form as water. This condensed vapor will grow bigger
into clouds. The clouds are carried by the air. When the clouds becomes too heavy, the
gravity will pull it down slowly. The water drops fall down and it becomes rain.