DEFINITION CONJUNCTION

“A conjunction (also called a connective) is a word (such as and, because, but, for, if, or, and
when) that are used to connect phrases, clauses, and sentences.”

Conjunction adalah kata atau kelompok kata yang digunakan untuk menghubungkan
frasa(phrase), klausa(clause), dan kalimat(sentence).

Conjunction merupakan salah satu parts of speech. Conjunction juga disebut connective atau
penghubung. Terdapat jenis-jenis conjunction dalam bahasa inggris: coordinate conjunction,
correlative conjunction, subordinate conjunction, dan adverbial conjunction.

TYPE OF CONJUNCTION

1. Coordinate Conjunction

Coordinate Conjunction mengabungkan item yang setara atau sama dalam suatu kalimat.
contoh: and, but, or, yet, nor, so

I love drawing and fishing

You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.
The weather was cold but clear.
John plays basketball well, yet his favorite sport is badminton.
Doni thought he had a good chance to get the job, for his father was on the company’s board of
trustees.
Lia is not the only athlete in his family, so are his brother, and sister.

2. Correlative Conjunction

Beberapa conjunction berpasangan dengan kata lain untuk membentuk apa yang disebut
correlative conjunction yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan hubungan antara dua kata, phrase,
atau clause.
contoh:

both . . . and neither . . . nor

not only . . . but also whether . . . or
not . . . but as . . . as
either . . . or

Both Lia and Ana, they are good students.

He gets the best score not only in TOEFL but also IELTS.
Whether you win or lose the game, you have made your parents proud of you.
She is as smart as her mother.
 3. Subordinate Conjunction

Subordinate Conjunction diguakan untuk menghubungkan dependent clause dengan main clause
pada suatu kalimat.
contoh:

after if though
although if only till
as in order that unless
as if now that until
as long as once when
as though rather than whenever
because since where
before so that whereas
even if than wherever
even though that while

She gets good score because she studied lastnight.

The teacher came before we finished the task.
Jhon was reading a book when you knocked the door.
I visited the place where you met Mr. Leo.
She is reading while her mother is cooking.

4. Adverbial Conjunction

The adverbial conjunctive such as however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result

digunakan untuk membuat hubungan yang kompleks antara gagasan atau ide dalam suatu
paragraf.
contoh: however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result