Report

R Wisudawanto

General english text

Report, Procedure, Explanation

more objective
Description
Recount
Discussion
Analytical Exposition
more subjective
Hortatory Exposition

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What does report text contain ?
Report of something from the result of
observation

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What is the domination tense using in
report text?
Simple present tense
Why?

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In the context of academic writing,
report text can be used to make a
taxonomy or classification of
something.

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Generic (schematic) structure:
General classification
report
Parts (and their function)
Qualities

Report (Generic structure)

a. General classification
It contains the main idea of object that
will be reported

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b. Report
It contains parts or qualities that is
reported

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Language feature :
a. focus on Generic Participant
(groups of
things)
b. use of simple present tense
c. use of being sentence
d. no temporal sequence

Report (language feature)

a. focus on Generic Participant (groups
of
things).
Focus on the thing as a material which
is reported so the important is
reporting thing.

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b. Use of simple present tense.
Simple present tense is domination
tense in the text because it talks
about the fact

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c. Use of being sentence.
being sentence is sentence which is
used to be as a predicate
Ex : Algae is a primitive from of life.
it used to make a definition.

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Passive sentence which is used to be
+ V3 as predicate
Ex : The various types of algae are
classified according to pigment.

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d. No temporal sequence.
Report text should be avoid temporal
sequence since it focuses on report
something

Clause Complex
1. Interdependency
a. Paratactic
b. Hypotactic
2. Logico-Semantic
a. Projection : a.1. Locution
a.2. Idea
b. Expansion : b.1. Elaboration
b.2. Extension
b.3. Enhancement

Logico-semantic
Expansion :
1. Elaboration (=) ( expansion the
meaning by expressing the
same
thing with different word)
Ex : He is clever, he can do it
quickly

Expansion
2. Extension (+) ( expressing the
meaning with addition, alternation,
opposition)
Ex : She is clever, but a bit selfish

Expansion
3. Enhancement (x) ( expansion the
meaning with multiply meaning
trough time, reason, purpose,
condition)
Ex : After having dinner they went
out

Conclusion
1. Report text is used to report the

result of observation
2. Language feature : focus on
Generic
Participant (groups of things) , use
of
simple present tense , no temporal
sequence , use of being sentence

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