CONNECTORS (Kata Penghubung)
Connectors are used to combine two sentences / more into one sentence. Connectors are divided into three, namely:
1. show time : before, after, as soon as, while, when.
a.
We went home after the rain stopped.
b. I prepare my ticket and passport before I go on holiday to Paris.
c. I started to look for an apartment as soon as I arrived in this city.
d. While he was reading her novel, somebody knocked on the door.
e. I was really sad when I saw a drama movie.
b. I prepare my ticket and passport before I go on holiday to Paris.
c. I started to look for an apartment as soon as I arrived in this city.
d. While he was reading her novel, somebody knocked on the door.
e. I was really sad when I saw a drama movie.
2. show cause and effect : because/because of,
since.
a. I
went to the hospital because I had a serious accident.
b. I went to the hospital because of my serious accident.
c. Since I have no money, I can’t treat you.
b. I went to the hospital because of my serious accident.
c. Since I have no money, I can’t treat you.
3. show sign order : first, next, then, after
that, finally.
a.
first, we must prepare the ingredients.
b. Next, we cut the vegetables into small pieces.
c. After that, we put them into frying pan.
d. Finally, we put some sauce and salt.
b. Next, we cut the vegetables into small pieces.
c. After that, we put them into frying pan.
d. Finally, we put some sauce and salt.
EXERCISE 33: BECAUSE/BECAUSE OF
1.
It was difficult to deliver thr
letter because the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.
2.
We decided to leave early because the party was
boring.
3.
Rescue attemps were temporarily halted
because of the bad weather.
4.
They visited their friends often
because they enjiyed their company
5.
Paul cannot go to the football game because
of his grades
6.
Marcella was awarded a scholarship because
of her superior scholastic ability
7.
Nobody ventured outdoors because
of the huricane warnings
8.
We plan to spend our vacation in the
mountains because the air purer there
9.
The chickens have died because of
the intense beat
EXERCISE 34 : SO/SUCH
1.
The sun shone so brightly that maria had to put on her sunglasses
2.
Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.
3.
There were so few student registered that the class was cancelled
4.
We had so wonderful memories of that place we decided to return
5.
We had so good a time at the party that we hated to leave
6.
The benefits was so great a succes that the promotors decided to repeat it
7.
It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach
8.
Jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home
9.
Those were so difficult assignments that we spent two weeks finishing
them
10. Ray called at such an early hour that we werent awake yet
11. The book looked so interesting that he decided to read it
12. He worked so carefully that it took him a long time to complete the
p[roject
13. We stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became
sunburned
14. There were so many people on the bus that we decided to walk
15. The program was so interesting that nobody wanted to miss it
