Pengertian dan Contoh Clause
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Pengertian Clause
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a.
The mouse ran.
b.
The cat chased the
mouse.
c.
The mouse ran, and the
cat chased it.
d.
The cat didn’t see where
the mouse hid.
Pada kalimat a dan b terdapat 1 clause. Pada kalimat c dan d terdapat
2 clause.
Perhatikan sekali lagi:
e.
The
mouse ran.
(Mouse (Subject)
+ ran (Verb) à S + V = Clause)
f.
The cat
chased the mouse.
(Cat (S) + Chased
(V) à S + V = Clause)
g.
The
mouse ran, and the cat chased it.
(Mouse (S) + ran
(V), cat (S) + chased (V) à 2 Clauses)
h.
The cat
didn’t see where the mouse hid.
(Cat (S) + ran (V)
mouse (S) + hid (V) à 2 causes)
Dari contoh di atas, maka clause (klausa) berarti sekelompok kata yang mempunyai satu subject dan satu verb (kata kerja).
Perhatikan lebih jauh:
i.
The mouse ran.
(independent clause)
j.
The cat chased the
mouse. (independent clause)
k.
The mouse ran, and the
cat chased it. (2 Independent clauses)
l.
The cat didn’t see where
the mouse hid. (1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause)
m.
where the mouse hid (1
dependent clause)
Clause dibagi menjadi 2 bagian: independent clause dan dependent clause.
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Indepent Clause
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a.
Sue reads
a newspaper every day.
b.
Dolphins are
friendly animals.
c.
Dolphins are
so intelligent.
d.
Dolphins are
friendly animals, and they are
so intelligent.
e.
He earns
a good salary, but he never seems
to have any money.
f.
Tom must
write the letter, or Paul
will do it.
Ketika 2 klausa dihubungkan oleh kata penghubung coordinate conjunction (for (karena),
and, nor (dan), but, or, yet (tapi), dan so) maka ke dua klausa itu dinamakan sebagai
Independent Clause yaitu klausa yang bisa berdiri sendiri menjadi
sebuah kalimat. Independent clause juga biasa dinamakan main clause
(klausa utama).
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Dependent Clause
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a.
I know when he will
arrive.
b.
When he will arrive
(tidak bisa berdiri sendiri menjadi sebuah kalimat)
c.
The man who teaches
you is my favorite teacher.
d.
Although I have a slight handicap, I am an ambitious student.
Clause yang dihitamkan merupakan dependent clause. Dependent
clause tidaklah bisa berdiri sendiri membentuk sebuah kalimat. Dependent clause harus dihubungkan ke independent clause untuk bisa membentuk
sebuah kalimat. Untuk menghubungkan dependent
clause dengan independent clause
digunakan kata penghubung subordinate
conjunction atau relative pronoun. Contoh
subordinate conjunction: when, whenever, while, since, after,
before, until, as, where, wherever, as, as if, than, because, so that, in
order that, since, if, whether, unless, provided (that), as long as,
supposing (that), although, though, even though, no matter if, while, even
if, whrever, whenever, whatever, whereas dll. Contoh relative pronoun: who, whom, whose, which, dan that.
Dependent clause disebut juga subordinate clause terbagi menjadi 3
bagian: adverb clause, adjective
clause, dan noun clause.
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