Contoh Pemakaian
Contoh:
- I lost my books and my pens.
- She didn’t go to Semarang and Surabaya.
Konjungsi seperti diatas dapat digabungkan dengan kata-kata lain seperti misalnya : both...., and, not only… but also, either…. or, neither…nor…
Dalam pertemuan ini akan dibahas konjunsi bertingkat (subordinate conjunction) karena hal ini sangat perlu dan penting dikuasai oleh siswa.
Accordingly : Karena itu
Contoh: Gadjah Mada University is a famous University in Indonesia; accordingly many students want to study there.
After all : Bagaimanapuna juga
Contoh: There Are many good school; after all our school is the best.
All the same : Namun demikian
Contoh: The government has given them a new market places; all the same some of them keep selling their things at the dirty place.
Consequently : Akibat (nya)
Contoh : His father died five years ago; consequently all the responsibilities raise of the children fell on his mother.
For = since = because = as = karena
Contoh : Everyone is looking for him, for he is the only person who knows where the key is.
Hence : Karena alasan itu, dengan demikian
Contoh: He was born when his parents worked in Irian, hence he is named Irianto.
In order that/so that : Supaya
Contoh: We must study hard; in order that we can pass the exam.
In case : Kalau-kalau
Contoh: You’d better take an umbrella; in case it rains.
In the meantime : Sementara itu, dalam waktu bersamaan.
Contoh: Go to the shop and buy me magazine; In the meantime I’ll take bath.
Moreover = furthermore = lagipula = telebih lagi = in addition
Contoh: Desy is beautiful; moreover she is very bright.
Namely : Yaitu
Contoh: There is only one student who fails the exam, namely Lena.
Nevertheless = however = namun demikian
Contoh : She is poor; nevertheless, she is happy.
On the contrary = on the other hand = sebaiknya
Contoh: He loves rock music; on the contrary his father hates very much.
Otherwise : Jika tidak
Contoh : Please study hard; otherwise you’ll fail the exam.
Say : Taruhlah, katakanlah
Contoh : Can you land me money; say five thousand rupiahs.
Though/even though/although : walaupun, meskipun à diikuti oleh Subjek + Predikat (kalimat)
Contoh : even though he had no qualification, he got the job
Despite/in spite of : walaupun, meskipun à diikuti oleh klausa/frasa (bukan kalimat)
Contoh : in spite of having no qualification, he got the job
Cause and Effect = Sebab Akibat
- So + adjective/adverb + that
Contoh: She is so beautiful that everyone admires her
- Such + noun + that
Contoh: She is such a beautiful girl that everyone admires her
- So + many/few/much/little + noun + that
Contoh: I have so many cousins that I forget some of their names
- Too + adjective + to infinitive
Contoh: The boy is too young to marry his girlfriend