ADVERB CLAUSE

Adverb adalah kata keterangan. Fungsinya menerangkan kata kerja.

Contoh : The thief ran quickly (“quickly” menerangkan kata kerja “ran”)
Clause adalah klausa atau anak kalimat
Anak kalimat terdiri dari kata sambung + S + P + O + K
Letaknya sesudah atau sebelum Induk kalimat
Kesimpulan :
Adverb Clause adalah anak kalimat yang terdiri dari kata sambung + S + P + O + K
dan berfungsi sebagai kata keterangan yang menerangkan kata kerja.
Kata kerja yang diterangkannya terdapat pada Induk kalimat
Kalimat yang terdiri dari Induk kalimat dan anak kalimat disebut Kalimat Majemuk Bertingkat
Polanya :
S + P + O + K + Kata sambung + S + P + O + K
John selalu makan pagi sebelum dia pergi ke sekolah
John always has breakfast before he goes to school
Kata sambung + S + P + O + K, S + P + O + K
Sebelum John pergi ke sekolah, dia selalu makan pagi
Before John goes to school, he always has breakfast
“before he goes to school”adalah Adverb clause yang menerangkan kata kerja yang
terdapat pada Induk kalimatnya yaitu “has”. Adverb clause tersebut menerangkan
waktu John makan pagi.
Keterangan yang menerangkan kata kerja itu terdiri dari 10 yaitu, Adverb Clause of :
1. Time (Waktu) 6. Condition (Persyaratan / Pengandaian)
2. Place (Tempat) 7. Purpose (Maksud)
3. Manner (Cara) 8. Result (Hasil)
4. Reason (Alasan) 9. Contingency (Kemungkinan)
5. Concession (Perlawanan) 10. Comparison (Perbandingan)
Masing-masing anak kalimat di atas memiliki kata-kata sambung yang berbeda-beda. Berikut
ini adalah kata-kata sambung dari Adverb Clauses tersebut berikut contoh-contohnya.
Adverb Clause of Reason
Kata-kata sambungnya : because, as, since, for, = karena

now that (sehubungan dengan), seeing that (mengingat bahwa).

Contoh :

I did not go to school because I was sick

As there was no one there, I went back

I needn’t tell you as he has told you already

Since you were not healthy, I cancelled the plan

I need not explain it for you know more about it

Now that he has left, there is nothing more to do

Seeing that we are all here, we might as well begin

Perhatikan kalimat-kalimat berikut :

The weather was bad. They did not go out last night

Kalimat yang mengandung pengertian sebab akibat seperti ini dapat digabungkan dengan
beberapa kata sambung, diantaranya : so, therefore, thus, hence, concequently, (= maka, oleh
karena itu), because, because of, due to. (= karena)

Pola-polanya adalah sebagai berikut :

……….…… so ………………

……….…… thus ……………

……….…… hence ……….… S + P + O + K

……….…… therefore ………

.................... concequently…..

Because S + P + O + K

Because of Noun / a/an/the + Adjective + Noun

Due to Noun / a/an/the + Adjective + Noun

Hasil gabungannya adalah :

The weather was bad, so they did not go out last night

The weather was bad, therefore they did not go out last night

Because the weather was bad, they did not go out last night

Because of the bad weather, they did not go out last night

They did not go out last night due to the bad weather

TASK-1
Join the sentences. Use the conjunction provided

I cannot read the letters. The letters are small.

Therefore ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

because ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

hence ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

since ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

now that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

due to ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

TASK-2
Join the sentences. Use the conjunction provided

She cried loudly last night. She was sad

therefore ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

because ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

so ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

since ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
as ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

seeing that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

due to ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

TASK-3
Gabungkan dengan : therefore, because, because of, due to, seeing that

1. The room was dark. I could not find anyone

2. I did not get a good mark. The test was difficult

3. The weather is cold. I have to wear thick coat

4. The shirt is small. I must buy a new one

5. I have to use my glasses. The letters are small

6. He is polite. Everybody likes him.

7. I will stay at home. The weather is hot

8. She is weak. He cannot go to work