CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIP (HUBUNGAN SEBAB AKIBAT)
Kalimat sebab akibat adalah kalimat yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu situasi yang menyebabkan terjadinya situasi lainnya. Situasi yang menjadi penyebab dinamakan cause (sebab) dan situasi yang menjadi akibat dinamakan effect (akibat).
Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris Sebab Akibat:
1. I got flat tire, so I can’t come on time at school.
Cause: I got flat tire
Effect: I can’t come on time at school.
Cause: I got flat tire
Effect: I can’t come on time at school.
2. She came late to her school this morning because she got a little accident.
Effect: She came late to her school this morning.
Cause: She got a little accident.
Effect: She came late to her school this morning.
Cause: She got a little accident.
Secara umum cause ditulis lebih dahulu baru kemudian diikuti effect. Namun tidak jarang juga effect ditulis lebih dahulu dan diikuti oleh cause seperti dalam contoh kalimat sebab akibat di atas.
Aturan menyusun kalimat sebab akibat
Dalam Bahasa Inggris, untuk menghubungkan situasi yang memiliki hubungan sebab akibat, diperlukan connectors (penghubung) tertentu, yaitu:
· conjunctions: because, as, so, for, since, as a result, because of, due to, owing to, as a result of, as a consequence of
· adverbial conjunctions: thus, therefore (for that reason), thereby (by that means, as a result of that), hence, consequently
Penggunaan connectors tersebut mengikuti beberapa aturan sebagai berikut (perhatikan secara seksama peletakan connectors dan tanda baca yang digunakan pada masing-masing contoh kalimat:
Aturan 1 : Connectors Diikuti noun (kata benda)
Connectors tersebut adalah : due to/owing to /as a result of/as a consequence of/ because of + noun (kata benda)
Connectors tersebut adalah : due to/owing to /as a result of/as a consequence of/ because of + noun (kata benda)
Connectors + Cause, + Effect
Effect + Connectors + Cause
Effect + Connectors + Cause
Contoh:
1. Carol is very proud because of her beauty
2. Due to rainy weather, Nina brings an umbrella.
3. Owing to Nany’s sincerity, everyone loves her.
4. Many buildings were broken as a result of the earthquake.
5. John is fired as a consequence of his fatal mistakes.
Aturan 2 : Connectors Diikuti clause (klausa)
Connectors tersebut adalah : because, as, so, for, since, as a result + clause (klausa)
Connectors tersebut adalah : because, as, so, for, since, as a result + clause (klausa)
Connectors + Cause, + Effect
Effect, + Connectors + Cause
Effect, + Connectors + Cause
Contoh:
1. Because I will take her postgraduate study in Australia, I decided to move there next year.
2. As the government has announced the new petrol price, some gas stations follow this regulation.
3. For I cannot do all the test items on time, I fail to get a perfect score.
4. My friend is invited to follow English Camp in Singapore since he is one of the experts.
5. May father has got a flat tire, so he cannot reach the office on time.
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