Connectors
adalah kata penghubung atau conjunction memiliki 3 jenis yaitu : Coordinating
Connectors, Subordinating Connectors (cause connector, misal: because, because
of) dan Correlative Connectors (Not only…but also, either or…neither nor,
both…and)
Coordinate connectors adalah kata hubung yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan
dua konstruksi gramatikal yang sama yaitu: kata, frasa (phrase), atau klausa
(clause). Elemen yang dihubungkan tersebut biasanya bersifat paralel
(kedudukannya sejajar) secara struktur gramatikal. Kata hubung ini
sering digunakan pada compound sentence untuk menghubungkan
dua independent clause.
Punctuation
(Tanda Baca) pada Coordinate Connectors
Jika
coordinate connectors digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua independent
clause di dalam suatu compound sentence, maka tanda baca koma (comma)
ditempatkan tepat sebelum kata hubung tersebut.
Contoh
Punctuation pada Coordinate Connectors:
- I love running and swimming. (antar verb)
- Rita and I arrived this morning, and we just left 10 minutes ago. (antar independent clause)
Contoh Coordinate Connectors
Coordinate Connectors
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Keterangan
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Contoh Kalimat Coordinate Connectors
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For
(karena) |
for diikuti reason (alasan)
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He didn’t come last night, for he fell
asleep.
(Dia tidak datang semalam, karena dia tertidur.) |
And
(dan) |
and menyatakan hubungan penambahan
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The trainees laughed and cried
simultaneously.
(Siswa latihan tertawa dan menangis secara bersamaan.) |
Vina and Amel wake up at 5:00 am, and they
go to school at 6:30 am.
(Vina dan Amel bangun jam 5 pagi dan mereka pergi ke sekolah jam setengah tujuh pagi.) |
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Nor
(tidak juga, dan tidak) |
nor sering didahului negative element
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She didn’t answer my call, nor did her
friends when I called them last night.
(Dia tidak menjawab telepon saya, tidak juga teman-temannya ketika saya menghubungi semalam.) |
But
(tapi, namun) |
but untuk menyatakan pertentangan
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The man helped in sincerity, but
many people thought negatively about him.
(Pria itu membantu dengan tulus, namun banyak orang berpikir negatif.) |
Or
(atau) |
or untuk menyatakan alternatif
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What do you prefer to stay at home or
go to the cinema on this weekend?
(Apa yang lebih kamu suka, diam di rumah atau pergi ke bioskop akhir minggu ini?) |
Yet
(namun, meskipun demikian) |
yet untuk menyatakan pertentangan dan semakna
“nevertheless” atau “but”
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The book is thick, yet the text is
large.
(Buku itu tebal, tapi tulisannya besar.) |
So
(jadi, oleh karena itu) |
so semakna “therefore” dan diikuti result
(hasil, konsekuensi)
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She has lived in London for more than five years, so
she can speak English well.
(Dia telah tinggal di London selama lebih dari lima tahun, oleh karena itu dia dapat berbicara bahasa Inggris dengan baik.) |
Contoh
Connector
The sun was
shining and the sky was blue.
The sky was
blue, but it was very cold.
It may rain
tonight, or it may be clear.
It was
raining outside, so I took my umbrella
Latihan Soal :
After - later than the time that : later than when.
Example: “Call me after you arrive at work”
Although - despite the fact that : used to introduce a fact that makes another fact unusual or surprising.
Example: “Although she was tired, she couldn’t sleep”
As - used to introduce a statement which indicates that something being mentioned was known, expected, etc.
Example: “As we explained last class, coordinating conjunctions are sentence connectors”
Because - for the reason that.
Example: “I painted the house because it was a horrible colour”
Before - earlier than the time that : earlier than when.
Example: “Come and visit me before you leave”
How - in what manner or way.
Example: “Let me show you how to knit”
If -used to talk about the result or effect of something that may happen or be true.
Example: “It would be fantastic if you could come to the party”
Example: “Call me after you arrive at work”
Although - despite the fact that : used to introduce a fact that makes another fact unusual or surprising.
Example: “Although she was tired, she couldn’t sleep”
As - used to introduce a statement which indicates that something being mentioned was known, expected, etc.
Example: “As we explained last class, coordinating conjunctions are sentence connectors”
Because - for the reason that.
Example: “I painted the house because it was a horrible colour”
Before - earlier than the time that : earlier than when.
Example: “Come and visit me before you leave”
How - in what manner or way.
Example: “Let me show you how to knit”
If -used to talk about the result or effect of something that may happen or be true.
Example: “It would be fantastic if you could come to the party”
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