Skill
7: Adverb Time Connector and Cause Connector
Kalimat yang
menggunakan klausa dari klausa keterangan waktu mempunyai 2 pola dasar:
·
I will sign the check before you live.
·
Before you live, I will sign the check.
Tiap contoh di atas,
terdapat 2 klausa: you live dan I will sign the check. Dari ke dua klausa
tersebut klausa keterangan waktu (adverb time clause) nya yaitu you live karena
didahului oleh kata penghubung keterangan waktu (adverb time connector) before.
Perhatikan penggunaan komanya ketika adverb time connector berada di depan
kalimat.
Contoh di bawah ini
menggambarkan bagaimana pola kalimat ini dijadikan sebagai soal dalam test
Structure TOEFL.
Contoh
_____ was late, I
missed the appointment.
a) I
b) Because
c) The train
d) Since he
Dari kalimat di atas
dapat kita ketahui bahwa kalimat tersebut mempunyai kata kerja was yang
membutuhkan subjek. Juga terdapat klausa yang lain I missed the appointment.
Jika memilih jawaban a) I atau c) The train maka jawaban Anda tidak tepat
karena hanya menyediakan subjek untuk kata kerja was sementara connector untuk
ke dua klausa tersebut Anda abaikan. Untuk jawaban b) because hanya menyediakan
connector jadi juga jawaban yang tidak tepat. Jawaban paling memungkinkan yaitu
d) Since he (karena dia). He sebagai subjek dari verb was: he was late dan
since sebagai connector menghubungkan dua klausa he was late dan I miss the
appointment.
Contoh Soal:
1. Since the bank closes in
less than an hour, the deposits need to be tallied
immediately.
2. Their backgrounds
are thoroughly investigated before are admitted to
the organization.
3. The citizens are
becoming more and more incensed about traffic accidents whenever the accidents occur at
that intersection.
4. The ground had
been prepared, the seedlings were carefully planted.
5. We can
start the conference now that all
the participants have arrived.
6. The building quite
vulnerable to damage until the storm
windows are installed.
7. Once the
address label for the package is typed, can
be sent to the mail room.
8. Because
the recent change in work shifts was not posted,
several workers missed their shifts.
9. The mother is
going to be quite upset with her son as long he misbehaves so
much
10. Inasmuch as
all the votes have not yet been counted the outcome of
the election cannot be announced.
Ket:.
Yang diblok merupakan
subjek.
Yang diblok dan digaris
bawahi merupakan verb (kata kerja).
Yang dimiringkan
merupakan adverb time atau cause coordinator.
Pada kalimat 1, 3, 5, 8, dan 9 merupakan bentuk
kalimat yang benar (sudah terdapat subjek dan verb) beserta
penggunaan adverb time atau cause coordinator telah
benar.
Pada kalimat 2, 4, 5, 7, dan 10 mempunyai kesalahan
masing-masing. No. 2 dan 7 kehilangan subjek. No. 4 juga salah karena
tidak terdapat connector. No. 6 kehilangan verb. No. 10 kehilangan
koma. Inasmuch (karena) merupakan adverb time
connector.
Seharusnya:
Seharusnya:
1. Since the bank closes in
less than an hour, the deposits need to be tallied
immediately.
2. Their backgrounds
are thoroughly investigated before they are admitted to the
organization.
3. The citizens are
becoming more and more incensed about traffic accidents whenever the accidents occur at
that intersection.
4. After Tthe ground had been
prepared, the seedlings were carefully planted.
5. We can
start the conference now that all
the participants have arrived.
6. The building is quite vulnerable to damage until the storm
windows are installed.
7. Once the
address label for the package is typed, it can be sent to the mail room.
8. Because
the recent change in work shifts was not posted,
several workers missed their shifts.
9. The mother is
going to be quite upset with her son as long he misbehaves so
much
10. Inasmuch as
all the votes have not yet been counted, the outcome of
the election cannot be announced.
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