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Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating
Conjunctions digunakan untuk
menggabungkan 2 kalimat yang secara grammar
berkedudukan sama dan selalu berada diantara kata atau klausa yang
dihubungkannya. Seperti: and, but,
or, nor, for, yet, so.
Perhatikan
contoh kalimat berikut:
I like
(tea) and (coffee).
(Sarah
likes tea), but (Jimmy likes coffee).
Ketika
coordinating conjunctions menghubungkan klausa yang
berdiri sendiri, biasanya didahului oleh koma sebelum conjunctions
(kata sambungnya), contohnya:
I want to
work as an English teacher in the future, so I am studying
English at university.
Namun, jika
klausa tersebut pendek, koma tidak begitu penting untuk digunakan,
contohnya:
He is
kind so he helps people.
Ketika “and”
digunakan diakhir kata urutan, koma boleh digunakan, boleh juga
tidak, perhatikan contoh dibawah ini:
He drinks
beer, wine, and rum.
He drinks
beer, wine and rum.
Contoh kalimat
menggunakan Coordinating Conjunctions
Mr. Adam
is respected for researching issues and seeking practical
solutions.
As a
taxpayer, I want my money used wisely and efficiently.
He was
tired, so he went to bed.
The child
hid behind his mother’s skirt, for he was afraid of the dog.
He didn’t
study, yet he passed the exam.
Jessica
came to the meeting, but Ron stayed at home.
Her
academic record was outstanding, yet she was not accepted by
the university.
We had to
go to the grocery store, for some milk and bread.
Frank
didn’t have enough money to buy an airplane ticket, so he
couldn’t fly home.
Mrs.
Amanda has had wide experience. She has worked in business, in the
news media, and in agriculture.
CATATAN:
Tanda baca
koma (comma) selalu digunakan sebelum kata penghubung
(conjunctions) “so, for, dan yet”.
Dalam penggunaannya sebagai kata penghubung, so
(artinya: oleh karena itu), for (artinya: karena), dan
yet (artinya: tetapi/ namun/ meskipun begitu).
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