News Item Text
What is it?
A text which contains about news is categorized as news item text. This text supplies you the up to date information or the hottest issue of the day since media like news papers are published daily.
Social Function
News Item text purposes to inform readers or listeners about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or important.
Generic Structure
Newsworthy event
It tells the main event which is considered newsworthy in a summary form.
It tells the main event which is considered newsworthy in a summary form.
Background event
It elaborates what happened or tell the detail information or what causes the incident. It can include the background, participant, time, and place relating to the news.
It elaborates what happened or tell the detail information or what causes the incident. It can include the background, participant, time, and place relating to the news.
Source
It contains comments which can be from the participants, witness, the official authorities or experts in the events.
It contains comments which can be from the participants, witness, the official authorities or experts in the events.
Language Feature
1. Using of action verbs (hit, attack)
2. Using of saying verbs (said, added, claimed)
3. Using of passive sentences (Aceh was hit by Tsunami in 2004)
4. Using of adverbs in passive sentences (The victims were badly injured)
2. Using of saying verbs (said, added, claimed)
3. Using of passive sentences (Aceh was hit by Tsunami in 2004)
4. Using of adverbs in passive sentences (The victims were badly injured)
5. Using past tense. It is logical as the consequence of telling thing which happens in the past.
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