Because, Because of, Due to, So, Therefore, dan Thanks to

Konsep utama

Because diikuti clause; because of/due to/thanks to diikuti noun phrase atau gerund; so menghubungkan hasil secara umum; therefore lebih formal.

Kapan digunakan?

Gunakan connector sesuai jenis unsur setelahnya dan nuansa positif/formal.

Becausebecause + S + V

Because of / due tobecause of/due to + noun phrase

Thanks tothanks to + positive/helpful cause

Socause, so result

Thereforestatement. Therefore, result.

We stayed inside because it was raining.

Kami tetap di dalam karena hujan.

The flight was delayed due to bad weather.

Penerbangan tertunda karena cuaca buruk.

She studied hard; therefore, she passed.

Dia belajar keras; oleh karena itu, dia lulus.

✕because of it was raining

✓because it was raining

Because of tidak diikuti clause.

✕Due to she was late

✓Because she was late

Due to diikuti noun phrase.

✦Thanks to biasanya bernuansa hasil yang menguntungkan.

✦Therefore sering dipisahkan dengan titik atau titik koma.

Latihan singkat

Jawab pertanyaan berikut. Skor minimal 80% akan menandai materi sebagai dikuasai.

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