Report text

​Social function of report text is to present information about an object the way it is without being modified. The text basically describe an object and must be a representative of their class (natural/man made) such as animals, plants, countries, culture, etc. Report text should be written as the result of systematic observation and analyses in scientific approach.

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​Social Function of Report Text​

​Generic structure dari report text:

1. General identification => membahas tentang object yang akan ditulis secara umum.

2. Descriptions => menyebutkan hal-hal tentang object yang lebih mendetil. Antara lain adalah seputar bagian-bagian, kebiasaan, fungsi, kualitas, karakterer, habitat, dll.

​– Use of general nouns, eg hunting dogs, rather than particular nouns, eg our dog;

– Use of relating verbs to describe features, eg Molecules are tiny particles;– Some use of action verbs when describing behaviour, eg Emus cannot fly

– Use of timeless present tense to indicate usualness, eg Tropical cyclones always begin over the sea;

– Use of technical terms, eg Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map;

– Use of paragraphs with topic sentences to organise bundles of information; repeated naming of the topic as the beginning focus of the clause.