Conjunctions berarti kata hubung. Jenisnya adalah :
1. Coordinate conjunctions
Kata hubung ini menggabungkan unit structure yang sa,a secara grammatical , misalnya noun dengan noun, verb dengan verb, adjective dengan adjective, clause dengan clause dll. Dibawah ini contoh coordinate conjunction : and, but, yet , or and so
Ketika coordinate conmjuction diguanakna , terbentuklah gabungan unit struktur yang sama secara gramatikal dalam satu kalimat. Bentuk gabungan unit struktur tersebut juga disebut Parallel structure. Contoh unit struktur yang digabungkan dengan coordinate conjunction :
Single word
- The girl is beautiful bit stupid (adjective dengan adjective)
- The thieft moved quickly and quietly ( adv dengan adv )
- You can watch TV or cinema ( noun and noun)
Phrases
- You can come before two o'clock or after five (prepositional phrases)
- After eating dinner and taking a long nap, he felt much better (verbal phrases)
Clauses
- You must study hard , or you will fail in the exam
- I’ll pick you up at eight and I’ll get you back home by midnight
2. Sub-ordinate conjunctions
a. Though/although/even though (walaupu)
- Though he was sick, he went to school
- Although he was tired , he didn’t take a rest
b. Because/Since/ As /For
- Because she got a good mark, she was very happy
- Since it was raining, they didn’t go out
- Tom didn’t pass the exam as he didn’t study
c. If/In case/ Providing/ Provided (jika)
- I will come to the party if he invites me
- I will buy a car in case I have enough money
- I will go there provided I have enough time
d. When /while (ketika)
- Antown was cryingwhen his girl friend came
- nanda left her house while her mother was cooking
- While I was wlaking down the street, I found a ring
e. Where (dimana)
- I don’t know where the place is
- Where he has gone is still a question
f. Before (sebelum)
- Before he took a bath, he had already had breakfast
- We wash our hand before we have meals
- The students pray before they begin the lesson
g. After (setelah)
- After she has breakfast , she goes to school
- He had cried after he had read the letter
- We have meals after we wash our hands.
Baca selanjutnya Conjuctions : Correlative Conjunctions (kata hubung berpasangan) dan Split Conjunction
