Kalimat Conjunction

Conjunction atau konjungsi adalah kata penghubung, yaitu kata-kata yang digunakan
di dalam kalimat yang berfungsi untuk menghubungkan klausa atau bagian dari
kalimat, baik itu berupa argument (pendapat) maupun berupa event (kejadian).
Berikut adalah beberapa contoh konjungsi: Addition

 and = dan
 besides = selain itu
 both…and… = baik… maupun… (untuk kalimat positif)
 nor…neither… = baik… maupun… (untuk kalimat negatif)
 either…or… = baik… maupun… (untuk kalimat positif dan negatif)
 further = lebih jauh
 furthermore = lebih jauh lagi
 moreover = terlebih
 additionally = sebagai tambahan

Comparison

 as if = seolah-olah
 while = sementara itu
 instead of = daripada
 conversely = sebaliknya
 by contrast = kontrasnya
 in fact = kenyataannya
 indeed = memang
 at least = paling tidak
 on the other hand = sebaliknya

Time

 after = setelah
 since = sejak
 before = sebelum
 once = ketika
 as soon as = sesegera
 previously = sebelumnya
 firstly = pertama-tama
 secondly = kedua
 at the same time = pada waktu yang sama
 lastly = terakhir

Cause

 because = karena
 therefore = oleh karena itu
 although = meskipun
 even though = meskipun
 but = tetapi
 however = bagaimanapun/ tetapi
Means

• thus = jadi

Condition

 if = jika
 provided that = asalkan
 as long as = selama
 even if = sekalipun
 unless = kecuali

Purpose

 so that = sehingga
 in order to = agar
 without = tanpa

Consequence

 of course = tentu saja

 still = tetap
 admittedly = terus terang, tak dapat disangkal

Catatan:

Kata-kata konjungsi di atas ada kalanya diikuti oleh klausa, namun dapat juga diikuti oleh frasa.
Contoh:
> Meskipun
- although
- though (diikuti klausa)
- even though
My brother keeps going to school although It rains heavily
S P K
- in spite of
- despite (diikuti frasa)
Despite the heavy rain, she goes to school on foot.
frasa
> Karena
- because
- as
- since (diikuti klausa)
- for
He did not attend the meeting because his mother is sick (klausa)
S P O
- because of
- due to (diikuti frasa)
- owing to
He did not attend the meeting because his sick mother
frasa
> Agar
- in other that → diikuti klausa
We must study hard in order that we pass the exam
S P O
- in order to → diikuti frasa
We must study hard in order to be clever
frasa