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hello readers, How are you? I hope you are okay. so, this time my English assignment is about news item Definition of News Item Text News item text is a text with inform readers about events of the day. Social Function of News Item The social function of news item text is to inform the readers, listeners, or viewers about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important. Generic Structure of News Item Generic structure of news item text are    : 1. Newsworthy event : It recounts the event in a brief form or summary form. 2. Background event : They elaborate what happened, to whom, or in what circumstances. 3. Source : It contains about comments by participants in, witnesses to, and authorities expert on the event. Language features of News Item Text - Use past tenses (the simple past, the past continuous, the past perfect). - Use action verbs (go, walk, run, eat, drive, ride, etc.) - Use saying verbs (tell, say, shout, answer, complain, etc.) - Use adverbs of man...

  Generic Structure of Explanation Text 1. General Statement     Stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained. 2. Sequenced of Explanation     Stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena. Purpose of Explanation Text 1. Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and     cultural phenomena. 2. To explain how or why something happens Language Features of Explanation Text In an explanation text, there are linguistic features as below : – Using simple present tense – Using abstract noun (no visible noun) – Using Passive voice – Using Action verbs – Containing explanation of the process .. What’s the difference between an information text and an explanation text? Instructional text is sequencing an event, action or process by telling someone what to do. See above for an example. Explanation text describes something non-fiction, it typically explains 'why' we do something as well as the...