Conjunction

Pengertian Conjunction
Conjunction adalah kata yang berfungsi untuk menghubungkan antara kata, frasa,
klausa, atau kalimat. Dengan menggunakan conjuction, kita bisa membuat kalimat yang
kompleks. Selain itu, conjuction membuat kita menghindari ketidak beraturan kalimat-
kalimat pendek dan membuat kalimat kita menjadi lebih lancar dan lebih mengalir.

Contoh tanpa conjunction

Sandy asked me to come to her party. I could not come. I got sick at that day.

Contoh dengan conjunction

Sandy asked me to come to her party. I could not come since I got sick

Aturan Penggunaan Conjunction

Ketika menggunakan conjunction, pastikan bahwa kelas kata yang dihubungkan
dengan conjunction bersifat paralel (mempunyai struktur yang sama).
Contoh kalimat:
 I learn fast and carefully.
Kt. Sifat Kt. Sifat

 I learn fast and am careful.

V1 V1

Jenis-jenis Conjunction
1. Coordinating Conjunction
Menggabungkan kalimat yang setara (paralel)

Coordinating Contoh Kalimat Coordinating

Fungsi
Conjunction Conjunction
I had to clean the floor as a
For Menghubungkan sebab pada akibat. punishment for making a
mess.
Menghubungkan ide sekelas dan
And I like fishing and hunting.
sama.
She doesn’t eat meat, nor
Nor Menghubungkan dua kalimat negatif.
does she drink milk.
Menghubungkan ide sekelas namun I like to eat fish, but not to
But
berbeda. catch them.
Do you want to drink tea or
Or Menghubungkan dua pilihan sekelas.
coffee?
Menghubungkan ide sekelas namun
Yet It’s sunny yet cold.
bertolak belakang.
I didn’t get enough sleep last
So Menghubungkan akibat pada sebab. night, so I’m so sleepy right
now.
Catatan : Kedua kalimat dihubungkan tanpa ada tanda koma (,)

2. Correlative Conjunction
Menggabungkan kalimat yang berpasangan

Correlative
Contoh Kalimat Correlative Conjunction
Conjunction
Both … and Both London and Paris are worth to visit.
Japanese food is not only delicious but also beautiful to
Not only … but also
look at.
Either … or It’s going to rain! Bring either an umbrella or a raincoat.
Neither … nor My grandfather could neither read nor write.
Whether … or I am not sure whether he is lying or not.

Catatan : Kalimat/kata yang dihubungkan harus paralel

3. Subordinating Conjunction
Menggabungkan induk kalimat dengan anak kalimat

Subordinating
Fungsi Contoh Kalimat Subordinating Conjunction
Conjunction
After
As, Just as
As long as
As soon as
Just as we left, he came.
Before
Waktu I waited as long as I could.
Since
While I was studying, she called me.
Until
When
Whenever
While
Where
Wherever I like to shop wherever there is a sale.
Tempat
Anywhere I use my credit card everywhere I shop.
Everywhere
As, Just as
I love wearing make-up as most women do.
Cara As if
As though
We will hike as far as we can before it turns
Jarak As + adverb + as
dark.
Frekuensi As often as I call my parents as often as I can.
As
I can’t take evening class since I work at
Sebab Because
night.
Since
So that He moves so that his home is not too far from
Tujuan
In order that his office.
 So + adjective + that
I was so tired last night that I fell asleep at
So + adverb + that
dinner.
Such a(n) + noun +
She talked so softly that I cannot hear her
Akibat that
voice.
So
It was such an easy test that all students got
much/many/little/few
A’s.
+ noun + that
If We won’t go diving unless the weather is
Kondisi
Unless better.
Although
Partial I love my brother though we always have
Even though
Contrast different opinions.
Though
While My brother likes hard rock, while I prefer
Perbedaan
Whereas classical music.

Catatan : Gunakan tanda koma (,) bila conjunction diletakkan diawal kalimat

4. Conjunctive Adverb
Menggabungkan 2 induk kalimat

Fungsi Conjunction Contoh Kalimat

Also
Besides
Menambah ide yang I’m a student; also, I work at coffee
Futhermore
sama shop.
In addition
Moreover
However
Menambah
Nevertheless I can’t cook very well; however, I
kelanjutan yang tak
Nonetheless make quite good omelettes.
diduga
Still
In contrast Sarah is ambitious; in contrast, her
Menambah perbedan
On the other hand brother is quite lazy.
As a result
Consequently Joh’s lazy; thus, he gets C in Math
Menambah akibat
Therefore class.
Thus
Meanwhile
Membuat list sesuai Afterward I went to supermarket; then, I went
urutan waktu Then home.
Subsequently
Our identity can be identified by
For example several aspects; for example, we
Memberi contoh
For instance can define ourselves by mentioning
our physical appearance.
Memperlihatkan Similarly Surabaya has hot weather;
kesamaan Likewise similarly, Jakarta’s average
 temperature is 34oC.
Memperlihatkan Instead
They planned to go to Bali; instead,
pernyataan kedua On the contrary
they went to Lombok.
yang benar Rather
You can live in a dorm of campus;
Memberi Alternatively
alternatively, you can rent a room
kemungkinan lain On the other hand
off campus.
Identity is the answer of the
Menambah question ‘Who are you?’; in other
Otherwise
penjelasan words, identity is the way that we
use to represent ourselves.
Membuat pernyataan Indeed Berries are common fruits; indeed,
yang lebih kuat In fact people love berries.

Catatan: Kedua kalimat dihubungkan dengan tanda titik (.) atau titik koma (;) kemudian
diikuti tanda koma (,)