MATERI 1 BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI

SMK ARYA SINGASARI LARANGAN

SEMESTER GENAP TP. 2020/2021

Expressions dealing with cause and effect (Pelajari dan Catat di buku catatan)

Kalimat Sebab-akibat dalam Bahasa Inggris

Anda biasanya dapat dengan mudah mengidentifikasi kalimat yang mengandung hubungan sebab-akibat
bila dalam kalimat tersebut terdapat kata atau frasa seperti:

Due to
Because of
Owing to
Thanks to
As a consequence of
As a result of
Because
Since
As
For
etc.

Untuk mengekspresikan cause dan effect dalam bahasa inggris, kalimat atau frasa di atas biasanya akan
diikuti dengan kata benda (noun) atau kata kerja (verb).

Kalimat sebab-akibat yang diikuti oleh noun

Kata sebab akibat yang diikuti dengan noun atau noun phrase biasanya menggunakan kata atau frasa
(signal word/phase) seperti :

Because of
Thanks to
As a result of
Due to
As a consequence of
Owing to

Di contoh berikutnya noun atau noun phrase akan digaris bawahi. Sebab atau cause selalu ditulis setelah
frasa sebab-akibat (signal word/phase) seperti contoh di atas. Di bawah ini adalah pola yang biasa
digunakan:

Signal word/phrase + Cause + Effect

atau
Effect + Signal word/phrase + Cause

Contoh:

1. Due to Bella’s nervousness, she did not pass the driving test. (Karena kegugupan Bella, dia tidak lulus
ujian menyetir.)

Signal phrase: due to

Cause: Bella’s nervousness
Effect: She did not pass the driving test
2. He’s always late because of his gaming habits. (Dia selalu telat karena kebiasaan bermain game-nya.)

Signal phrase: Because of

Cause: His gaming habits
Effect : He’s always late

3. As a result of the rain, we canceled the outing. (Karena hujan, kita membatalkan pikinik itu.)

Signal phrase: As a result of

Cause: the rain
Effect : we canceled the outing

4. Dennis could not sing owing to his sore throat (Dennis tidak bisa bernyanyi karena sakit
tenggorakanya)

Signal phrase: owing to

Cause: his sore throat
Effect : Dennis could not sing

5. She was dismissed as a consequence of her ignorance (Dia diberhentikan karena ketidaktahuanya.)

Signal phrase: as a consequence of

Cause: her ignorance
Effect : She was dismissed

Kalimat sebab-akibat yang diikuti oleh verb

Kata sebab akibat yang diikuti dengan subjek + verb atau verb phrase biasanya menggunakan kata atau
frasa (signal word/phase) seperti :

Because
Since
As
For

Di contoh berikutnya subjek + verb atau verb phrase akan digaris bawahi. Sebab atau cause selalu ditulis
setelah frasa sebab-akibat (signal word/phase) seperti contoh di atas. Di bawah ini adalah pola yang
biasa digunakan:

Signal word/phrase + Cause + Effect

atau
Effect + Signal word/phrase + Cause
Contoh:

1. Because Bella was nervous, she did not pass the driving test (Karena Bella gugup, dia tidak lulus ujian
tes mengemudi.)

Signal phrase: because

Cause: Bella was nervous
Effect: She did not pass the driving test
2. He’s always late because he always stay up at night (Dia selalu telat karena dia selalu begadang)

Signal phrase: Because

Cause: he always stay up at night
Effect : He’s always late

3. The outing was canceled since it’s raining (Piknik itu dibatalkan karena hujan.)

Signal phrase: since

Cause: it’s raining
Effect : the outing was canceled

4. Dennis could not sing for his throat is sore (Dennis tidak bisa bernyanyi karena sakit tenggorakanya)

Signal phrase: for

Cause: his throat is sore
Effect : Dennis could not sing

5. She was dismissed as a consequence of her ignorance (Dia diberhentikan karena ketidaktahuanya.)

Signal phrase: as a consequence of

Cause: her ignorance
Effect : She was dismissed