Conjunctions

Conjunction / kata hubung adalah kata yang berfungsi untuk menghubungkan antara kata
(words), frasa (phrases), klausa (clauses) atau kalimat (sentences). Conjunction digunakan
untuk menggabungkan dua buah kalimat agar menjadi satu kalimat yang utuh dan terpadu dengan
tanpa mengurangi makna kalimat.

List of Conjunctions
1. Coordinating Conjunctions
Comes usually in the middle of a sentence, and a comma is used before the conjunction
For : Karena But : tetapi
And : dan Or : atau
Nor : pun … tidak Yet : tetapi
So : jadi/sehingga

Sering disebut dengan istilah “Fan Boys” conjuction.

Coordinating Contoh Kalimat Coordinating

Fungsi
Conjunction Conjunction

I had to clean the floor as a

For Menghubungkan sebab pada akibat.
punishment for making a mess.

And Menghubungkan ide sekelas dan sama. I like fishing and hunting.

She doesn’t eat meat, nor does she

Nor Menghubungkan dua kalimat negatif.
drink milk.

Menghubungkan ide sekelas namun I like to eat fish, but not to catch
But
berbeda. them.

Or Menghubungkan dua pilihan sekelas. Do you want to drink tea or coffee?

Menghubungkan ide sekelas namun

Yet It’s sunny yet cold.
bertolak belakang.

I didn’t get enough sleep last night,

So Menghubungkan akibat pada sebab.
so I’m so sleepy right now.
2. Correlative Conjunctions
Correlative conjunction selalu berpasangan.
Both ….and (keduanya … dan)
Either ……… or (jika bukan ….. maka)
Neither …… nor (baik …. Maupun tidak)
Not only ……. but also (tidak hanya ….. tapi juga ..)

Correlative
Contoh Kalimat Correlative Conjunction
Conjunction

Both … and Both London and Paris are worth to visit.

Not only … but also Japanese food is not only delicious but also beautiful to look at.

Either … or It’s going to rain! Bring either an umbrella or a raincoat.

Neither … nor My grandfather could neither read nor write.

Whether … or I am not sure whether he is lying or not.

3. Some Subordinating Conjunctions

Subordinate conjunction adalah bagian dari percakapan yang menggabungkan satu klausa
dengan satu klausa yang lain. Subordinate conjunction untuk mendukung klausa utama agar
maksud yang ingin disampaikan menjadi lebih jelas. Untuk kata hubung yang ini biasanya
menunjukkan hubungan seperti waktu, tempat, atau bisa juga sebab akibat.

Contoh Kalimat Subordinating

Fungsi Subordinating Conjunction
Conjunction

After (sesudah)
As (ketika/sementara)
As long as (selama)
As soon as (sesegera/segera setelah)
Just as we left, he came.
Before (sebelum)
Waktu I waited as long as I could.
Since (sejak)
While I was studying, she called me.
Until (hingga / sampai)
When (ketika/saat)
Whenever (kapanpun)
While (sementara itu)

Where (dimana)
Wherever (dimanapun) I like to shop wherever there is a sale.
Tempat
Anywhere (dimana saja) I use my credit card everywhere I shop.
Everywhere (dimana saja)
 As, Just as (seperti) I love wearing make-up as most
Cara As if (seperti) women do.
As though (seperti)

We will hike as far as we can before it

Jarak As + adverb + as
turns dark.

Frekuensi As often as (sesering) I call my parents as often as I can.

As (karena)
I can’t take evening class since I work
Sebab Because (karena)
at night.
Since (karena)

So that He moves so that his home is not too

Tujuan
In order that far from his office.

So that (agar supaya)

I was so tired last night that I fell
In order that (agar supaya)
asleep at dinner.
In order to (untuk/agar supaya)
She talked so softly that I cannot hear
Akibat In order not to (agar agar supaya tidak)
her voice.
So + adjective + that
It was such an easy test that all
So + adverb + that
students got A’s.
Such a(n) + noun + that

If (jika/kalau) We won’t go diving unless the weather

Kondisi
Unless (kecuali) is better.

Although (walaupun)
I love my brother though we always
Partial Contrast Even though (walaupun)
have different opinions.
Though (walaupun)

While (sementara itu) My brother likes hard rock, while I

Perbedaan
Whereas (padahal/sedangkan) prefer classical music.