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 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 it 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.
