CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP (HUBUNGAN SEBAB AKIBAT)

Kalimatsebabakibatadalahkalimat yang digunakanuntukmenunjukkansuatusituasi yang

menyebabkanterjadinyasituasilainnya. Situasi yang menjadipenyebabdinamakan cause (sebab)
dansituasi yang menjadiakibatdinamakan effect (akibat).
ContohKalimatBahasaInggrisSebabAkibat:

1.     I got flat tire, so I can’t come on time at school.

Cause: I got flat tire
Effect: I can’t come on time at school.
2.     She came late to her school this morning because she got a little accident.
Effect: She came late to her school this morning.
Cause: She got a little accident.
Secaraumum cause ditulislebihdahulubarukemudiandiikuti effect.
Namuntidakjarangjuga effect ditulislebihdahuludandiikutioleh cause sepertidalamcontohkalimatsebabakib
at di atas. 
Aturanmenyusunkalimatsebabakibat

DalamBahasaInggris, untukmenghubungkansituasi yang memilikihubungansebabakibat,

diperlukan connectors (penghubung) tertentu, yaitu:

         conjunctions: because, as, so, for, since, as a result, because of, due to, owing to, as a result of, as a
consequence of
         adverbial conjunctions: thus, therefore (for that reason), thereby (by that means, as a result of that),
hence, consequently
Penggunaan  connectors tersebutmengikutibeberapaaturansebagaiberikut
(perhatikansecaraseksamapeletakan connectors dantandabaca yang digunakanpadamasing-
masingcontohkalimat:
Aturan1 : Connectors Diikuti noun (kata benda)
Connectors tersebutadalah : due to/owing to /as a result of/as a consequence of/ because of + noun (kata
benda)
Connectors + Cause, + Effect
Effect + Connectors + Cause
Contoh:

1. Carol is very proud because of her beauty

2. Due to rainy weather, Nina brings an umbrella.
3. Owing to Nany’s sincerity, everyone loves her.
4. Many buildings were broken as a result of the earthquake.
5. John is fired as a consequence of his fatal mistakes.
Aturan2 : Connectors Diikuti clause (klausa)
Connectors tersebutadalah : because, as, so, for, since, as a result + clause (klausa)
Connectors + Cause, + Effect
Effect, + Connectors + Cause
Contoh:

1.     Because I will take her postgraduate study in Australia, I decided to move there next year.
2.     As the government has announced the new petrol price, some gas stations follow this regulation.
3.     For I cannot do all the test items on time, I fail to get a perfect score.
4.     My friend is invited to follow English Camp in Singapore since he is one of the experts.
5.     May father has got a flat tire, so he cannot reach the office on time.