Grammar A2 · Bab 14 dari 16

Conjunction: And, But, Or, So, Because, Although

Q: Apakah kalimat boleh diawali because?

Boleh, asalkan kalimatnya lengkap: Because it was raining, we stayed home. Yang salah adalah memisahkan anak kalimat because menjadi kalimat sendiri.

Q: Apa bedanya although dan however?

Although menggabungkan dua kalimat dalam satu kalimat. However memulai kalimat baru dan diikuti koma: It was raining. However, we went out.

Kata sambung (conjunction) membuat kalimatmu lebih panjang, lebih alami, dan lebih logis. Ini juga penting untuk nilai writing di IELTS dan TOEFL.

Suara:

Rumus

Tambahan & pertentangan

kalimat + and / but / or + kalimat

I like tea, but I don't like coffee.

Sebab & akibat

akibat + because + sebab · sebab + so + akibat

I was tired, so I went to bed.

Meskipun

Although + kalimat, kalimat

Although it was raining, we went out.

Penjelasan

and (dan), but (tetapi), or (atau).
because (karena) diikuti sebab: I stayed home because I was sick.
so (jadi/sehingga) diikuti akibat: I was sick, so I stayed home.
although (meskipun) untuk dua hal yang berlawanan: Although she was tired, she finished her work. Jangan tambahkan but di kalimat yang sama.
Tanda koma: biasanya ada koma sebelum so dan but yang menggabungkan dua kalimat, dan koma setelah anak kalimat yang diawali although/because/when di awal kalimat.
because of diikuti kata benda: The flight was delayed because of the storm.

Contoh kalimat

Ketuk ikon suara, dengarkan, lalu ucapkan ulang dengan intonasi yang sama (teknik shadowing).

I wanted to go out, but it was raining.

Aku ingin keluar, tetapi hujan.

She studied hard, so she got a scholarship.

Dia belajar giat, jadi dia mendapat beasiswa.

I'm learning English because I want to study abroad.

Aku belajar bahasa Inggris karena aku ingin kuliah di luar negeri.

Do you want tea or coffee?

Kamu mau teh atau kopi?

Although the test was difficult, I passed.

Meskipun ujiannya sulit, aku lulus.

The match was cancelled because of the rain.

Pertandingan dibatalkan karena hujan.

Kesalahan yang sering terjadi

Although it was late, but we kept working.Although it was late, we kept working.Although tidak dipasangkan dengan but.

Because I was hungry. I ate.Because I was hungry, I ate.Anak kalimat because tidak berdiri sendiri.

I was tired, because I went to bed.I was tired, so I went to bed.Akibat memakai so.

because the rainbecause of the rainKata benda memakai because of.

Tips dari Kapi: Untuk speaking test, jawaban yang memakai because dan so terdengar lebih matang daripada jawaban pendek. Selalu tambahkan alasan!

Kuis Bab 14: And, but, so, because

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Pertanyaan seputar bab ini

Apakah kalimat boleh diawali because?

Boleh, asalkan kalimatnya lengkap: Because it was raining, we stayed home. Yang salah adalah memisahkan anak kalimat because menjadi kalimat sendiri.

Apa bedanya although dan however?

Although menggabungkan dua kalimat dalam satu kalimat. However memulai kalimat baru dan diikuti koma: It was raining. However, we went out.

Bab 13: Gerund & to infinitive Lanjut Bab 15: Used to (kebiasaan lampau)

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