Coordinating Conjunction adalah penghubungan antara kata dengan kata, atau antara kalimat dengan kalimat, atau antara ungkapan dengan ungkapan. Yang membedakan dengan Correlative Conjunction adalah ketiadaan syarat kesetaraan dan kesejajaran.
Oleh karena itu penggunaan Coordinating Conjunction lebih luas, kata penghubung nya lebih banyak, untuk menghubungkan dua bahkan lebih kalimat, atau ungkapan, yang sama sekali tidak bersangkut-pautan grammatical satu sama lain.
Untuk kemudahan mengingat, huruf awal kata penghubungnya dikutib dengan urut an F A N B O Y S, yaitu For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Kata penghubung diatas ini, adalah group yang terdiri lagi atas kata-kata penghubung di dalamnya, sebagai tertulis dibawah ini.
And group terdiri dari kata: and, both, and also, as well as, not only__but also, besides, moreover, furthermore, likewise, again, in addition, in fact.
But group terdiri dari kata: but, however, nevertheless, though, notwithstanding, still, yet, in spite of, despite.
Or group terdiri dari kata: or, nor, or else, either, either__or, neither, neither__nor, not only__but also.
So group terdiri dari kata: so, therefore, thus, hence, since.
Untuk diperhatikan.
Tak semua kata dalam group diatas digunakan sebagai Coordinating Conjunction, kata dengan background abu-abu adalah kata untuk Correlation Conjunction yang telah kita pelajari sebelumnya.
Contoh kalimat dengan kata penghubung For.
1a). He is arrested at police station.
1b). He stole at the mall last night.
1c). He is arrested at police station for he stole at the mall last night.
1d). He is arrested at police station for what he did at the mall last night.
1e). He is arrested at police station for stealing at the mall last night.
2a). The teacher is punishing John.
2b). John said bad words in the class this morning.
2c). The teacher is punishing John for he said bad words in the class this morning.
2d). The teacher is punishing John for bad words he said in the class this morning.
2e). The teacher is punishing John for what he said in the class this morning.
2f). The teacher is punishing John for saying bad words in the class this morning.
Contoh kalimat dengan kata penghubung dari And group.
3a). I came down a long way here.
3b). She would not like to see me.
3c). I came down a long way here and she would not like to see me.
Saya datang jauh-jauh ke sini dan ia tidak suka bertemu dengan saya.
Contoh ini memperlihatkan tiadanya hubungan grammatical antara kalimat pertama dan kalimat kedua. Hal yang sama juga dapat ditemui pada contoh lain.
4a). Tuti was enjoying the party.
4b). Tuti liked the way Budi treated he at the party.
4c). Tuti both was enjoying the party and liked the way Budi treated her there.
5a). Jasmine is beautiful.
5b). Jasmine looks intelligent.
5c). Jasmine is beautiful and also looks intelligent.
6a). I told the new employee what to do and how to do his job on his first day.
6b). I help the new employee to do his job on his first day.
6c). I told the new employee what to do and how to do, as well as helping him to do his job on his first day.
Kata ‘as well as’ dalam kalimat, diikuti dengan kata benda, atau kata ganti benda, atau kata kerja yang dibendakan (gerund) *).
7a). John is wealthy.
7b). John behaves himself.
7c). John is wealthy besides he behaves himself.
Perlu diperhatikan bahwa ‘besides’ berbeda dengan ‘beside’.
Kata ‘beside’ bukan kata penghubung, kata itu menyatakan posisi yang bersebelahan.
8a). It was dark in the cave.
8b). So many bats nested in the cave.
8c). It was dark in the cave; moreover, so many bats nested there.
Perhatikan penambahan tanda baca (;) dan (,) pada kalimat dengan kata penghubung moreover, furthermore, likewise, again, in addition, in fact,
9a). Facebook facilitates people opportunity to communicate.
9b). You have opportunity to find old friends on facebook.
9c). Facebook facilitates people opportunity to communicate; furthermore, you have opportunity find to old friends on it.
10a). The washing machine works automatically.
10b). All you need to do is pushing the button to let it wash and dry your laundry.
10c). The washing machine works automatically; in fact, all you need to do is pushing the button to let it wash and dry your laundry.
Contoh kalimat 8), 9), 10), menunjukkan penggunaan kata penghubung furthermore, moreover, likewise, again, in addition, in fact, dengan tanda baca (;) dan (,).
Contoh kalimat dengan kata penghubung dari But group.
11a). I tried to call him many times this morning.
11b). The line was busy all morning.
11c). I tried to call him many times this morning but the line was busy.
12a). We are exhausted.
12b). We have to keep working.
12c). We are exhausted, however we have to keep working.
13a). Mary works for the company for five years.
13b). Mary has never seen the owner of the company.
13c). Mary works for the company for five years, nevertheless she has never seen the owner of the company.
14a). They have been married for more than ten years.
14b). Mary does not know what John’s favorite cuisine is.
14c). They have been married for more than ten years, yet Mary does not know what John’s favorite cuisine is.
15a). The referee decided to continue the football game.
15b). The football game carry on in rain.
15c). The referee decided to continue the football game despite it was raining.
Contoh kalimat dengan kata penghubung dari Or group.
16a). You have to hurry to the airport.
16b). You will miss your flight.
16c). You have to hurry to the airport or you will miss your flight.
17a). John is working hard to gain sales.
17b). John would lose the job if he does not gain annual sales.
17c). John is working hard to gain sales or else he would lose the job by the end of this year.
Contoh kalimat dengan kata penghubung dari So group.
18a). He is a very generous man.
18b). People like making friend with generous man.
18c). He is a very generous man, therefore people like making friend with him.
18d). Since, he is a very generous man, people like making friend with him.
19a). We do not have enough money.
19b). We are checking out of this luxurious hotel.
19c). We do not have enough money, so we are checking of this luxurious hotel.
19d). We do not have enough money; hence, we are checking out of this hotel.
20a). I did not get enough time to sleep.
20b). I am sleepy now.
20c). I did not get enough time to sleep, thus I am sleepy now.
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