Report text

Report text is a type of text in English that explains the details of an object.

The explanations in the report text are the result of observations, research, observations and studies regarding various things.

The purpose of Report text

Report text aims to describe objects as they are according to the results of the author's observations.

Report Text Structure

1. General classification

The first structure is the first part which contains various general information based on the results of observations made by the author. The results of these observations can include animals, natural phenomena, plants and other topics in detail.

Report Text Structure

2. Description

The second structure of the report text is in paragraph two and has the same function as descriptive text, namely to describe in more depth the details of the author's research results in detail.

Linguistic Elements / Language Feature

1. General nouns, use words that refer to something in general. For example, dog, lion, or other general non-specific mentions of animals such as my dog and so on.

2. Relating verbs or linking verbs, for example is, am, are, look, seem, taste and so on.

3. Timeless present tense, using simple present tense time markers. For example usually, often, always and so on.

Linguistic Elements / Language Feature

4. Technical terms, using terms related to the topic or discussion of the report text. For example, if you make a report text about animals, then in the report text there must be terms or mentions about animals.

5. Introducing group or general aspect, using language that introduces the discussion or research object in general.

Characteristics of Report Text

1. Report text has nine characteristics that you need to know, in order to differentiate report text from descriptive text. The following are the characteristics of report text that the author has summarized.

2. Report text contains scientific facts.

3. The title of the report text looks general (it can be recognized by readers who do not have scientific competence in the topic of the report text).

4. Usually accompanied by pictures and statistical data to prove the results of the author's observations.

5. Report text sentences use simple present tense sentence patterns.

Characteristics of Report Text

1. Report text uses general nouns as in the language feature general nouns.

2. Using verbs that are related to each other, according to the language feature, namely linking verbs or relative verbs.

3. Report text consists of an object and added with other objects.

4. Report text explains various groups and not specific individuals.

5. Report text uses conditional logical conjunctions, for example so, when and so on.