Tugas Materi Softskill Bulan Kedua

Exercise 33 : Because/Because Of
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1. It was difficult to deliver the letter because the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.
2. We decide to leave early because the party was boring.
3. Rescue attempts were temporarily halted because of the bad weather.
4. They visited their friends often because they enjoyed their company.
5. Paul cannot go to the football game because of his grades.
6. Marcella was awarded a scholarship because of her superior scholastic ability.
7. Nobody ventured outdoors because of the hurricane warnings.
8. We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains because the air is purer there.
9. We have to drive around the bay because the bridge was destroyed in the storm.
10. the chickens have died because of the intense beat.

Exercise 34 : So/Such
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1. The sun shone so brightly that Maria had to put on her sunglasses.
2. Dean was such a powerful swimmer that he always won the races.
3. There were so few students registered that the class was cancelled.
4. We had so wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.
5. We had so good a time at the party that we hated to leave.
6. The benefit was so great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.
7. It was such a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.
8. Jane looked so sick that the nurse told her to go home.
9. Those were so difficult assignments that we spend two weeks finishing them.
10. Ray called at such an early hour that we weren't awake yet.
11. The book looked so interesting that he decided to read it.
12. He worked so carefully that it took him a long time to complete the project.
13. We stayed in the sun for such a long time that we became sunburned.
14. There were so many people on the bus that we decided to walk.
15. The program was so entertaining that nobody wanted to miss it.

ARTIKEL CONNECTORS

Cause Connectors

Dalam penggunaanya, sebuah percakapan atau tulisan, kita sering menggunakan kalimat majemuk, yaitu suatu pernyataan yang terdiri dari beberapa kalimat. Untuk menghindari kesalahpahaman pembaca, maka kita perlu menggunakan "Connector" seperti dijelaskan dibawah ini:

BECAUSE

Untuk menghubungkan kalimat dengan alasannya, maka anda dapat menggunakan "because".

Example:

·        I called you because I needed you

·        She failed the test because she was lazy

CONNECTORS (Kata Penghubung)

Connectors digunakan untuk menggabungkan dua kalimat/lebih menjadi satu kalimat. Connectors dibagi menjadi 3, yaitu:

1.    Menunjukan waktu: before, after, as soon as, while, when.

a.    We went home after the rain stopped.

b.    I prepare my ticket and passport before I go on holiday to Paris.

2.    Menunjukan sebab dan akibat: because/because of, since.

a.    I went to the hospital because I had a serious accident.

b.    I went to the hospital because of my serious accident.

3.    Menunjukan tanda urutan: first, next, then, after that, finally.

a.    first, we must prepare the ingredients.

b.    Next, we cut the vegetables into small pieces.

He is tired because he has been working so hard.

Because he has been working so hard, he is tired.

Sumber :

http://4englishcourses.blogspot.com/2011/09/belajar-bahasa-inggris-connectors-kata.html