B2Kata penghubung15 menit

Pertentangan: although, despite, however, whereas

Contrast: although, despite, however, whereas

Hubungkan gagasan yang bertentangan dengan tepat, dengan tata bahasa dan tanda baca yang benar untuk setiap kata penghubung.

Kata penghubung kontras menunjukkan bahwa dua gagasan mengejutkan jika disatukan atau berbeda satu sama lain. Artinya mirip, tetapi masing-masing mengikuti pola tata bahasa yang berbeda, dan di situlah kebanyakan kesalahan terjadi.

Kata penghubung	Yang mengikuti	Contoh
although / even though / though	a clause (subject + verb)	Although the flat was small, it was very bright.
despite / in spite of	a noun, a pronoun or an -ing form	Despite the rain, the festival went ahead.
despite / in spite of + the fact that	a clause	In spite of the fact that she was tired, Nia kept working.
however / nevertheless	a new sentence, usually with a comma after the linker	The hotel was expensive. However, the service was excellent.
whereas / while	a clause that compares two different facts	Ali prefers the mountains, whereas his sister loves the coast.

Although dan despite menyatakan hasil yang tidak terduga: kita mengharapkan satu hal, tetapi yang terjadi hal lain. Whereas dan while hanya membandingkan dua fakta yang berbeda; tidak ada kejutan. Even though lebih kuat daripada although. Though lebih santai dan juga bisa berada di akhir kalimat: The test was hard. I passed, though.

Gagasan sama, tata bahasa berbeda

Although it was late, we went for a walk.
Despite the late hour, we went for a walk.
Despite being tired, we went for a walk.
It was late. However, we went for a walk.
Lucas has a full-time job, whereas his brother is still at university.

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