Jenis-jenis Conjunction dan Contohnya (Kata Penghubung)
Conjunction (Kata Penghubung)
Conjunction adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan frasa(phrase), klausa(clause), dan kalimat(sentence).
Conjunction merupakan salah satu parts of speech. Conjunction juga disebut connective atau penghubung.
Jenis-jenis Conjunction dan Contohnya:
1. Coordinate Conjunction
Coordinate Conjunction mengabungkan item yang setara atau sama dalam suatu kalimat. Yaitu:for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so(supaya mudah dihafal, ingat awalnnya FANBOYS)Contoh penggunaan dalam kalimat:I love drawing and fishing
You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.
The weather was cold but clear.
John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is badminton.
Doni thought he had a good chance to get the job, for his father was on the company’s board of trustees.
Lia is not the only athlete in his family, so are his brother, and sister.
2. Correlative Conjunction
Beberapa conjunction berpasangan dengan kata lain untuk membentuk apa yang disebut correlative conjunction yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan hubungan antara dua kata, phrase, atau clause.
Yaitu:
| both . . . and.... not only . . . but also.... not . . . but..... either . . . or.... | neither . . . nor... whether . . . or... as . . . as.... |
Contoh penggunaan dalam kalimat:Both Lia and Ana, they are good students.
He gets the best score not only in TOEFL but also IELTS.
Whether you win or lose the game, you have made your parents proud of you.
She is as smart as her mother.
3. Subordinate Conjunction
Subordinate Conjunction diguakan untuk menghubungkan dependent clause dengan main clause pada suatu kalimat.
yaitu:
| after although as as if as long as as though because before even if even though | if if only in order that now that once rather than since so that than that | though till unless until when whenever where whereas wherever while |
Contoh penggunaan dalam kalimat:She gets good score because she studied lastnight.
The teacher came before we finished the task.
Jhon was reading a book when you knocked the door.
I visited the place where you met Mr. Leo.
She is reading while her mother is cooking.
4. Adverbial Conjunction
The adverbial conjunctive such as however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result digunakan untuk membuat hubungan yang kompleks antara gagasan atau ide dalam suatu paragraf.
contoh: however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result
