Tentang Subordinate Conjunction dan Preposition

Beberapa kata selain berfungsi sebagai subordinate conjunction, juga dapat digunakan sebagai preposition, yaitu: after, before, since, dan until. Ada pula beberapa subordinate conjunction yang memiliki padanan makna dengan preposition, yakni: although, because, while, dan as if.

Contoh Kalimat Subordinate Conjunction dan Preposition

1. conjunction

   After I changed the APN, I unplugged my modem and waited for 5 minutes.
   (Setelah saya merubah APN, saya mencabut modem dan menunggu selama 5 menit.)

   preposition

   After changing of the APN, I unplugged my modem and waited for 5 minutes.
   (Setelah perubahan APN, saya mencabut modem dan menunggu selama 5 menit.)

2. conjunction

   Before she went to Jakarta, she commended her flowers to be watered.
   (Sebelum dia pergi ke Jakarta, dia menitipkan bunga-bunganya untuk disirami.)

   preposition

   Before her journey to Jakarta, she commended her flowers to be watered.
   (Sebelum perjalanannya ke Jakarta, dia menitipkan bunga-bunganya untuk disirami.)

3. conjunction

   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.)

   preposition

   The company has got so much profit since 2007.
   (Perusahaan itu telah mendapatkan begitu banyak keuntungan sejak tahun 2007.)

4. conjunction

   The baby usually sleeps soundly until the rooster crows in the morning.
   (Bayi itu biasanya tidur nyenyak sampai ayam jago berkokok di pagi hari.)

   preposition

   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.

1. conjunction

   Although many friends confronted her ambition, she went forward like a tank.
   (Meskipun banyak teman menentang ambisinya, dia maju terus seperti tank.)

   preposition

   In spite of many confrontation from her friends, she went forward like a tank.
   (Meskipun banyak tentangan dari teman-temannya, dia maju terus seperti tank.)

2. conjunction

   Because she had free time during holiday, she rearranged her house.
   (Karena dia punya waktu luang selama liburan, dia menata ulang rumahnya.)

   preposition

   Because of her free time during holiday, she rearranged her house.
   (Karena waktu luangnya selama liburan, dia menata ulang rumahnya.)

3. conjunction

   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.)

   preposition

   During my exam preparation, I didn’t let anyone to come in.
   (Selama persiapkan ujian saya, saya tidak membiarkan siapapun masuk.)

4. conjunction

   The man drove as if/though he was an F-1 racer.
   (Pria itu mengemudi seakan-akan dia pembalap F-1.)

   preposition

   The man drove like an F-1 racer.
   (Pria itu mengemudi seperti pembalap F-1.)

Soal Because vs. Because of

Lihat juga:

• 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

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