Conjunction

 

🔗 Conjunction (Kata Hubung) – Panduan Lengkap & Mudah Dipahami

Dalam bahasa Inggris, kalimat akan terasa kaku tanpa penghubung.
Bayangkan jika kita hanya menulis:

I am tired. I work. I study. I sleep.

Kalimat tersebut benar, tetapi terasa terputus-putus.

Dengan conjunction, kalimat menjadi lebih mengalir, jelas, dan natural:

I am tired, but I work and study because I want to succeed.

Conjunction membuat bahasa Inggris terdengar lebih profesional dan mudah dipahami.

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✨ Apa itu Conjunction?

Conjunction adalah kata yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan kata, frasa, atau kalimat.

Conjunction membantu menunjukkan hubungan seperti:

• ➕ tambahan informasi
• ⚖️ pertentangan
• 💡 sebab akibat
• 🔀 pilihan
• ⏰ waktu
• 🎯 tujuan
• 📊 perbandingan

Contoh:

• I like tea and coffee.
• She is happy because she passed the exam.
• I want to go, but it is raining.

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📊 Jenis-jenis Conjunction

1. Coordinating Conjunction

Digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua kata, frasa, atau kalimat yang setara.

Terdapat 7 coordinating conjunction yang sering disingkat menjadi FANBOYS.

Conjunction	Fungsi	Contoh
for	sebab	She is happy, for she passed the exam.
and	dan	I like apples and bananas.
nor	juga tidak	He doesn't eat meat, nor fish.
but	tetapi	I am tired, but I work.
or	atau	Tea or coffee?
yet	namun	He is rich, yet unhappy.
so	sehingga	It rained, so we stayed home.

Contoh penggunaan:

She likes reading and writing.
I am tired, but I keep studying.
It rained, so we stayed at home.

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2. Subordinating Conjunction

Digunakan untuk menghubungkan kalimat utama (main clause) dengan anak kalimat (dependent clause).

Biasanya menunjukkan hubungan waktu, sebab, syarat, tujuan, atau pertentangan.

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A. Conjunction of Cause (Sebab)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
because	karena	I stayed home because it rained.
since	karena	Since you are here, let's start.
as	karena	As it was late, we went home.

Conjunction ini menjelaskan alasan terjadinya sesuatu.

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B. Conjunction of Time (Waktu)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
when	ketika	Call me when you arrive.
while	sementara	She was cooking while I was studying.
before	sebelum	Finish homework before dinner.
after	setelah	We played after school.
until	sampai	Wait here until I come.
as soon as	segera setelah	Call me as soon as you arrive.

Digunakan untuk menjelaskan kapan sesuatu terjadi.

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C. Conjunction of Condition (Syarat)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
if	jika	If it rains, we stay home.
unless	kecuali jika	I will go unless it rains.
provided that	asalkan	You can go provided that you study.
as long as	selama	Stay here as long as you need.

Digunakan untuk menyatakan syarat.

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D. Conjunction of Contrast (Pertentangan)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
although	meskipun	Although he is tired, he works.
though	meskipun	Though it rains, we go out.
even though	walaupun	Even though she is busy, she helps.
whereas	sedangkan	He is tall whereas his brother is short.
while	sedangkan	She likes tea while I prefer coffee.

Digunakan untuk menunjukkan perbedaan atau pertentangan.

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E. Conjunction of Purpose (Tujuan)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
so that	supaya	Study hard so that you pass.
in order that	agar	Work hard in order that you succeed.

Digunakan untuk menjelaskan tujuan.

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F. Conjunction of Result (Akibat)

Conjunction	Arti	Contoh
so…that	sehingga	He was tired so that he slept early.
such…that	begitu… sehingga	It was such heavy rain that we stayed home.

Digunakan untuk menunjukkan hasil atau akibat.

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3. Correlative Conjunction

Digunakan secara berpasangan.

Conjunction	Fungsi	Contoh
both … and	dua hal sekaligus	Both Rina and Sinta are smart.
either … or	salah satu	Either tea or coffee is fine.
neither … nor	keduanya tidak	Neither Budi nor Andi came.
not only … but also	tidak hanya… tapi juga	She is not only smart but also kind.
whether … or	apakah… atau	I don't know whether he comes or not.

Correlative conjunction membuat kalimat lebih formal dan bervariasi.

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🧠 Cara Menggunakan Conjunction dengan Benar

Menghubungkan kata

I like tea and coffee.

Menghubungkan frasa

She is smart and very diligent.

Menghubungkan kalimat

I studied hard, so I passed the exam.

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📌 Tips Penting

Gunakan comma (,) sebelum coordinating conjunction jika menghubungkan dua kalimat.

Contoh:

I was tired, but I finished my work.

Gunakan conjunction untuk menghindari kalimat terlalu pendek.

Contoh:

I study English because I want to travel abroad.

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💬 Kesimpulan

Conjunction sangat penting karena membantu:

• menyusun kalimat lebih kompleks
• membuat tulisan lebih natural
• menyampaikan hubungan ide dengan jelas

Dengan memahami conjunction, kemampuan writing dan speaking akan meningkat secara signifikan.