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    Explanation text is a type of English text that contains how or why something happened. Generally, this type of text describes the process of something happening. The things described in the explanatory text are in the form of natural and social phenomena. Generic Structure of Explanation Text 1.) General statement General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained. 2.) Explanation Explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. Purpose of Explanation Text > Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena. > To explain how or why something happens. Type of Explanation Text > The First Type ( Text that explains why something happened ) = such as why the glass is dewy when we shower > The Second Type ( Text that describe how something happened ) = such as how landslides can occur Language Features of Explanation Text In an explanation text, there ar...

Cause and effect is a common way to organize information in a text. Paragraphs structured as cause and effect explain reasons why something happened or the effects of something. These paragraphs can be ordered as causes and effects or as effects and then causes. The cause and effect text structure is generally used in expository and persuasive writing modes. To put it another way: when an author gives reasons why something happened, he or she is explaining what caused an effect (reasons are causes and the thing that happens is the effect). Also, when a writer explains the results of an action, he or she is explaining the effects of a cause (results are effects and the thing that occurs is the cause). The cause and effect text structure is used so commonly that you have probably written a paragraph using it and not noticed. Identifying a text written using the cause and effect pattern of organization can be tricky. In most stories, events in the plot occur for various reason...