Report Text

1. Definition

1.1. Report text is a type of text in English that describes the details of an object. The explanation contained in the report text is the result of observation, research, observation and study of various things

2. Purpose

2.1. Report text aims to describe objects as they are in accordance with the result of the author's observations

3. Structure

3.1. 1. Generic structure: contains general statements that describe the object description of this report text

3.1.1. 2. Description: contains a description of the object, including parts of body, characteristics, habits, or behavior

4. Language Features

4.1. 1. General nouns, words that refer to something in general. For example dog, lion, not my (specific) dog.

4.1.1. 2. Relating verbs or linking verbs, for example is, am, are, look, looks, tastes, and so on.

4.1.1.1. 3. Timeless present tense, simple present tense time marker. usually for example, often, always, and so on.

4.1.1.1.1. 4. Technical terms, terms related to the topic or text of the discussion report. For example, if we make a report text related to animals, then we have to use terms about animals.

5. Example

5.1. Elephant Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and they’re one of the most unique-looking animals, too. With their characteristic long noses, or trunks; large, floppy ears; and wide, thick legs, there is no other animal with a similar physique. Most experts recognize two species of elephant: the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and the African elephant (Loxodonta africana), who live on separate continents and have many unique features. There are several subspecies that belong to one or the other of these two main species, though experts argue over how many subspecies there are and whether or not they constitute separate species. African elephants live in sub-Saharan Africa, the rainforests of Central and West Africa and the Sahel desert in Mali, according to National Geographic. Asian elephants live in Nepal, India and Southeast Asia in scrub forests and rainforests.