- Connectors
Sebelum kita melihat penjelasan lebih jauh tentang connectors akan lebih baik jika kita memahami perbedaan adverb, adverb phrase, dan adverb clause.
Adverb : I bought the chocolate yesterday.
Adverb phrase : I bought the chocolate after school hours.
Adverb clause : I bought the chocolate after I finished my exam.
Adverb Clause Connectors :
TIME
as soon as; until; as; before; after; when; while; since
CAUSE or REASON
because; since; as
PLACE
where; wherever
CONDITION
if; whether
CONTRAST
although; even though; though; whereas; while
Formula :
S + V + adverb connector + S + V
or
Adverb connector + S + V + , + S + V
Contoh :TIME
He had been in hospital for 3 months before he passed away.
or
Before he passed away, he had been in hospital for 3 months.
CAUSE or REASON
The registration process took many hours because the line was so long.
or
Because the line was so long, the registration process took many hours.
PLACE
I will go wherever you go.
or
Wherever you go, i will go.
CONDITION
You will trip in the dark if you do not turn on the light.
or
If you do not turn on the light, you will trip in the dark.
CONTRAST
She is very smart while her sister is very stupid.
or
While her sister is very stupid, she is very smart.
- Relative clanse
Relative Clanse digunakan untuk memberikan
informasi tambahan tentang seseorang atau sesuatu.
Relative Clanse biasanya menggunakan relative
pronoun seperti, who, whom, which, whose dan that.
Kita bisa mengartikan Relative Clanse dalam bahasa
Indonesia menjadi “yang”
The woman who is waiting for someone is my sister
Perempuan yang sedang menunggu seseorang adalah
saudara saya
Kapan kita menggunakan relative pronoun (who, whom,
which, whose dan that)?
Who
Digunakan untuk orang yang berfungsi
sebagai subjek.
The man who is running is my brother
Orang yang sedang berlari adalah saudara saya
Dalam kalimat ini sesungguhnya ada dua kalimat yaitu
The man is my brother
He is running
Do you know the people who live next door?
Kamu tahu orang yang tinggal di sebelah?
Do you know the people?
They live next door
Whom
Digunakan untuk orang yang berfungsi
sebagai objek
The students whom I met yesterday are coming to my
house
Murid yang saya temui kemarin akan dating ke rumah
saya
Kalimat ini juga terdiri dari dua kalimat yaitu
The students are coming to my house
I met them yesterday
I never thought before that I would marry a woman whom
I didn’t love
Saya tidak pernah menyangka saya akan menikah dengan
perempuan yang tidak saya cinta
I never thought before that I would marry a woman
I didn’t love her
Which
Digunakan untuk benda
This is the book which I always read
Ini buku yang selalu saya baca
Kalimat ini juga terdiri dari dua kalimat
This is the book
I always read it
There is a program on TV tonignt which you might like
Nanti malam ada acara di TV yang mungkin kamu suka
There is a program on TV tonignt
You might like it
That
Digunakan untuk orang dan benda
The policeman that I talked to will retire next year
Polisi yang bebicara dengan saya akan pensiun tahun
depan
The policeman will retire
I talked to him
This is the house that I will live in when I am old
Inilah rumah yang akan saya tinggali kalau saya sudah tua
nanti
This is the house
I will live in it when I am old
Whose
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan kepunyaan
The manager whose secretary is beautiful is married
Manajer yang sekertarisnya cantik sudah menikah
The manager is married
His secretary is beautiful
I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist
Saya melihat seorang gadis yang rambutnya panjang sampai
pinggang
I saw a girl
Her hair came down to her waist
- Adjective & Adverb
Adjective (kata sifat) memberikan informasi tentang kata benda. Contoh:
- She’s an excellent dancer.
- I’ve got a new apartment.
- She learns quickly.
- You can speak English well.
Adjective (kata sifat)
Adjective bisa ditempatkan sebelum kata benda. Contoh:
- This is a beautiful bird.
- “This is a bird beautiful.” tidak benar.
Adjective tidak mengalami perubahan yang tergantung pada jumlah (tunggal atau jamak). Contoh:
- She has a cute puppy.
- She has three cute puppies.
Adjective juga bisa ditempatkan setelah kata kerja tertentu seperti be, feel, look, dan taste. Contoh:
- I’m really happy today.
- She’s got a new job so she feels great.
- You look wonderful!
- This chicken tastes delicious.
Adverb sering dibentuk dengan menambahkan -ly di belakang adjective. Contoh:
- quick (adjective) - He’s quick at learning new things.
- quickly (adverb) - He learns quickly.
- bad (adjective) - He didn’t get a bad test score.
- badly (adverb) - He didn’t do badly in his test.
- easy (adjective) - He thinks math is easy.
- easily (adverb) - He can do math easily.
- happy (adjective) - He’s a happy man.
- happily (adverb) - He works happily every day.
- simple (adjective) - The teacher makes difficult things simple.
- simply (adverb) - He teaches simply and clearly.
- He runs fast (adverb) - He’s a fast runner. (adjective)
- He studies hard. (adverb) - It’s a hard life. (adjective)
- She’s a good pianist.
- She plays the piano well.
- That’s a good book.
- That’s a very good book.
- She’s a talented girl.
- She’s an incredibly talented girl.
- You’re right!
- You’re absolutely right!
SUMBER :
http://englishonline.blogdetik.com/2009/08/12/adjective-dan-adverb-kata-sifat-dan-kata-keterangan/comment-page-1/
http://bahasainggris-inggris.blogspot.com/2013/05/adverb-clause-connectors.html
http://forty-sixenglish.blogspot.com/2014/05/pengertian-dan-contoh-penggunaan_28.html#.VYf7-snAMe4
