Conjunction merupakan salah satu parts of speech. Conjunction juga disebut connective atau penghubung. Terdapat jenis-jenis conjunction dalam bahasa inggris: coordinate conjunction, correlative conjunction, subordinate conjunction, dan adverbial conjunction. Berikut ini penjelasan dan contohnya
1. Coordinate Conjunction
Coordinate Conjunction mengabungkan item yang setara atau sama dalam suatu kalimat.
contoh: and, but, or, yet, nor, so
I love drawing and fishing
You can study hard for this exam or you can fail.
The weather was cold but clear.
2. Correlative Conjunction
Beberapa conjunction berpasangan dengan kata lain untuk membentuk apa yang disebut correlative conjunction yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan hubungan antara dua kata, phrase, atau clause.
contoh:
both . . . and
not only . . . but also
not . . . but
either . . . or
neither . . . nor
whether . . . or
as . . . as
Both Lia and Ana, they are good students.
He gets the best score not only in TOEFL but also IELTS.
Whether you win or lose the game, you have made your parents proud of you.
She is as smart as her mother
3. Subordinate Conjunction
diguakan untuk menghubungkan dependent clause dengan main clause pada suatu kalimat. (because, before, when, where, while, once, after, although)
contoh:
She gets good score because she studied lastnight.
The teacher came before we finished the task.
Jhon was reading a book when you knocked the door.
I visited the place where you met Mr. Leo.
She is reading while her mother is cooking.
4. Adverbial Conjunction
The adverbial conjunctive such as however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result digunakan untuk membuat hubungan yang kompleks antara gagasan atau ide dalam suatu paragraf.
contoh: however, moreover, nevertheless, consequently, as a result