Tentang Subordinate Conjunction dan Preposition

Beberapa kata selain berfungsi sebagai subordinate conjunction, juga dapat digunakan sebagai preposition, yaitu:

• after
• before
• since
• until

Ada pula beberapa subordinate conjunction yang memiliki padanan makna dengan preposition, yakni:

• although
• because
• while
• as if

Contoh Kalimat Subordinate Conjunction dan Preposition

Kata	Contoh Kalimat Conjunction	Contoh Kalimat Preposition
After	After I changed the APN, I unpluged my modem and waited for 5 minutes. (Setelah saya merubah APN, saya mencabut modem dan menunggu selama 5 menit.)	After changing of the APN, I unpluged my modem and waited for 5 minutes. (Setelah perubahan APN, saya mencabut modem dan menunggu selama 5 menit.)
Before	Before she went to Jakarta, she commended her flowers to be watered. (Sebelum dia pergi ke Jakarta, dia menitipkan bunga-bunganya untuk disirami.)	Before her journey to Jakarta, she commended her flowers to be watered. (Sebelum perjalanannya ke Jakarta, dia menitipkan bunga-bunganya untuk disirami.)
Since	The company has got so much profit since it was built in 2007. (Perusahaan itu telah mendapatkan begitu banyak keuntungan sejak didirikan pada tahun 2007.)	The company has got so much profit since 2007. (Perusahaan itu telah mendapatkan begitu banyak keuntungan sejak tahun 2007.)
Until	The baby usually sleeps soundly until the rooster crows in the morning. (Bayi itu biasanya tidur nyenyak sampai ayam jago berkokok di pagi hari.)	The baby usually sleeps soundly until morning. (Bayi itu biasanya tidur nyenyak sampai pagi.)

Makna Conjunction ≈ Preposition

Berikut contoh kalimat subordinate conjunction dan preposition yang maknanya serupa.

Conjunction vs Preposition	Contoh Kalimat Conjunction	Contoh Kalimat Preposition
Although vs Despite/ in spite of	Although many friends confronted her ambition, she went forward such a tank. (Meskipun banyak teman menentang ambisinya, dia maju terus seperti tank.)	In spite of many confrontation from her friends, she went forward such a tank. (Meskipun banyak tentangan dari teman-temannya, dia maju terus seperti tank.)
Because vs Because of	Because she had free time during holiday, she rearranged her house. (Karena dia punya waktu luang selama liburan, dia menata ulang rumahnya.)	Because of her free time during holiday, she rearranged her house. (Karena waktu luangnya selama liburan, dia menata ulang rumahnya.)
While vs During	While I was preparing the exam in my room, I didn’t let anyone to come in. (Ketika saya sedang mempersiapkan ujian di kamar, saya tidak membiarkan siapapun masuk.)	During my exam preparation, I didn’t let anyone to come in. (Selama persiapkan ujian saya, saya tidak membiarkan siapapun masuk.)
As if / as though vs Like	The man drove as if/though he was an F-1 racer. (Pria itu mengemudi seakan-akan dia pembalap F-1.)	The man drove like an F-1 racer. (Pria itu mengemudi seperti pembalap F-1.)

Exercises:

• Soal Because vs. Because of

Related Posts:

• As (if) vs. Like
• For vs. Since
• During vs. While
• When vs. While
• Because vs. Because of
• Preposition
• Conjunction
• Subordinate Conjunction

References:

• fortunecity.com: Conjunctions

Soal Conjunction

Pengertian Conjunction

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