Conjunction
1. Pengertian Conjunction
Conjunction berfungsi untuk menjadi penghubung kata dengan kata, frasa dengan frasa dan klausa
dengan klausa,atau kata, frasa, atau klausa menjadi satu.
2. Jenis Conjunction
A. Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions adalah kata sambung setara, yang digunakan untuk menggabungkan kata,
frasa dan klausa yang memiliki struktur gramatikal yang serupa. Kamu bisa menyebut coordinating
conjunctions juga sebagai coordinator. Beberapa konjungsi yang umum digunakan dalam tipe ini antara
lain, for (untuk), and (dan), nor (atau tidak), but (tapi), or (atau), yet (tetapi), so (juga). Supaya tidak lupa,
kamu bisa mengingatnya dengan membuat singkatan, FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). Berikut
contoh kalimatnya:
She opened the door and the window. (menggabungkan dua kata)
Would you like some pizza or pasta? (menggabungkan dua kata)
Do they prefer playing baseball or playing soccer? (menggabungkan dua frasa)
You can find ducks in the fish pool or in the park. (menggabungkan dua frasa)
He studied all night but he failed the test. (menggabungkan dua klausa)
She woke up early yet she missed the class. (menggabungkan dua klausa)
B. Subordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating conjunction adalah kata hubung yang digunakan untuk membuat kalimat kompleks
bahasa Inggris atau complex sentence. Fungsi konjungsi ini adalah untuk menghubungkan klausa utama,
klausa bebas atau klausa yang dapat berdiri sendiri (main clause) dengan klausa terikat (subordinating
clause). Konjungsi ini selalu digunakan di awal subordinating clause, juga bisa digunakan untuk
membuka kalimat.
Disamping itu, terdapat dua cara penulisan complex sentence, yaitu kalimat yang diawali oleh main
clause, dan kalimat yang diawali dengan subordinating clause. Kalau kamu menulis complex sentence
dengan main clause di awal kalimat, maka kamu harus menempatkan konjungsinya setelah main clause
tersebut dan sebelum subordinating clause. Tapi juga kamu bisa menggunakan subordinating clause
terlebih dahulu, asalkan konjungsinya terletak di awal. Berikut contoh penggunaannya di dalam kalimat:
You may leave the class after the bell rings.
They will lose if they don’t practice.
We go to the beach before we eat at the restaurant.
Although he got the dream job, he was still unhappy.
Because he got sick, he didn’t go to school today.
Until I was 20 years old, I still lived with my parents.
C. Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunction adalah kata penghubung yang berpasangan. Fungsi dari konjungsi ini adalah
untuk menjadi penghubung antar kata, frasa dan klausa yang memiliki hubungan timbal balik atau saling
[Link] bisa disingkat menjadi [Link] karena di dalamnya termasuk While,
Whether, Where, Before, After, Then, As, Since, Because, Although, How, dan Until. Konjungsi yang
paling sering ditemukan atau bisa kamu gunakan adalah sebagai berikut:
Either … or
Neither … nor
Whether .. or
Both … and
Not only … but also
As … as
Such .. that
Rather .. than
Berikut adalah contoh-contoh kalimat menggunakan correlative conjunctions:
He will sell either his car or his house.
Adam neither likes apples nor oranges.
You will have to take vaccines whether you like it or not.
Both Man of Steel and Batman V Superman are my least favorite DC movies.
She is interested not only in maths but also in chemistry.
We are as lazy as them.
Lisa played violin with such passion that all of the audience were moved to tears.
She would rather sweep the floor than mop it.
3. Fungsi Conjunction
Secara garis besar, fungsi conjunction dalam bahasa Inggris adalah sebagai:
A. Penambahan (cumulative)
She is both a teacher and a writer.
B. Pilihan (alternative)
You can take either the white candy or the red one.
C. Pertentangan (adversative)
Mrs Nia is humble, but her sister isn’t.
D. Kesimpulan (conclusion)
I am ready, so let’s go now.
E. Keterangan tambahan (apposition)
They loved each other until they passed away together.
F. Hubungan sebab akibat (cause and effect)
He didn’t attend the lecture because he had to take her mother to the hospital.
G. Pengaruh atau akibat (impact)
This soup is so hot that I cannot eat it.
H. Maksud dan tujuan (purpose)
You have to drink much in order that you keep hydrated.
I. Syarat (condition)
You will get it done if you focus on finishing it.
J. Pernyataan mengalah (concession)
He worked all day even though he was sick.
[Link] (comparison)
My house is larger than yours.
L. Cara (manner)
He got the ticket as he came earlier.
M. Waktu (time)
You can use my PC while I am outside.
Question
Fill the Blanks with the words given below!
1. ______ being very clever, my cousin never boasting about it
a. Despite b. Instead c. Otherwise d. Other than
2. Smith are not feeling well, ______ he will come to our house
a. But b. However c. Since d. Because
3. Me and my friends did not miss the fried noodle ______ we had our lunch
a. Moreover b. Finally c. Although d. Already
4.______ having a lot of money, they never help anyone
a. Otherwise b. However c. Inspite of d. Instead
5. _______ it is raining, we shouldn’t go out
a. Because b. Because of c. For d. But
6. Smith _______ Mrs. Smith went to the library
a. Or b. And c. But d. For
7. My fiancee was lie about her family, ______ she was shouting at me
a. Although b. In Order to c. Moreover d. Provided
8. Please come on time, _______ they may miss the train
a. So b. But c. Therefore d. Otherwise
9. We must avoid high kolesterol _______ be healthy
a. In order to b. Finally c. Consequently d. Provided
10. My father will give my brother his car _______ he come back at dawn
a. Although b. Provided c. As d. Because
11. Steven prepared Coffee _______ his mother was sleeping
a. But b. Unless c. As d. Besides
12. My sister apologised ______ her bad behaviour
a. Since b. As c. Because d. For
13. Smith was satisfied ______ not overacted
a. But b. Yet c. Still d. As
14. ______ her brother, she is very diligent
a. Likely b. Unlike c. Similar d. Differently
15. They have postponed the visit to our city ______ it’s heavily snow here
a. Since b. Due to c. Yet d. Because of
16. After years of Training hard, Arief ______ win the national badminton competition
a. Consequently b. Therefore c. Initially d. Finally
17. Ardian knows Germany, ______, our school selected him to go student exchange in there
a. Therefore b. Moreover c. Otherwise d. Provided
18. John worked very hard and was ______ promoted
a. Yet b. Consequently. c. Although d. Besides
19. ______ his family, he also invite his friends to his birthday party
a. Despite b. Aside c. Besides d. In spite of
20. Either me ______ my friends will run this high quality program
a. For b. But c. Nor d. Or