Inggris Skill 9
Inggris Skill 9
Inggris Skill 9
CONNECTORS CORRECTLY
• A noun clause is a clause that functions as a noun; because the noun clause is a noun, it isused
in a sentence as either an object of a verb, an object of a preposition, or the subject ofthe
sentence.
In the second example the two clauses I am concerned and he will arrive are also joined by the
connector when. When changes the clause he will arrive into a noun clause that functions as
the object of the preposition about.
The third example is more difficult. In this example there are two clauses, but they are a little
harder to recognize. He will arrive is one of the clauses, and the connector when changes it
into a noun clause that functions as the subject of the sentence. The other clause has the noun
clause when he will arrive as its subject and is as its verb.
The following example shows how these sentence patterns could be tested in structure
questions on the TOEFL test.
Pada contoh kalimat pertama, terdapat dua klausa, I know dan he will arrive. Ke
dua klausa ini dihubungkan oleh connector (kata
penghubung) when. When mengubah klausa he will arrive menjadi sebuah noun
clause yang berfungsi sebagai objek dari kata kerja know.
Pada Contoh ke dua, ke dua klausa I know dan he will arrive yang dihubungkan
oleh connector (kata penghubung) when. When mengubah klausa he will
arrive menjadi sebuah noun clause yang berfungsi sebagai objek
dari preposition about.
Pada contoh ke tiga lebih sulit. Pada contoh kalimat ini, terdapat dua klausa, tapi
agak susah untuk dikenali. He will arrive merupakan subjek dari
kalimat.Perhatikan:
(A)That he
(B)The driver
(C)There
(D)Because
• In this example there are two verbs, was and caused, and each of these verbs
needs a subject.
• Answer (B) is wrong because the driver is one subject, and two subjects are
needed. Answer (C) and (D) are incorect because there and because are not
subjects. The best answer is answer (A). If you choose answer (A), the completed
sentence would be: that he was late caused many problems.
• In this sentence he is the subject of the verb was, and the noun clause that he was
late is the subject of the verb caused.
• Dapat segera diketahui bahwa kalimat di atas mempunyai 2 verb (was dan caused)
dan setiap verb butuh subjek. Sementara dari kalimat di atas tidak nampak satupun
subjek. Jadi kita butuh 2 subjek. Jawaban d) Because jelas salah karena bukan subjek.
c) dan b) hanya punya 1 subjek. Jadi pilihan jawaban paling tepat yaitu: a) That he.
He merupakan subjek dari was. Sementara that menjadi connector yang mejadikan
status he was late menajadi subjek dari verb caused. Perhatikan:
He was late.
• It caused many problems.
• That he was late caused many problems. (kenyataan bahwa dia terlambat
menyebabakan banayk masalah)
THE FOLLOWING CHART LISTS THE NOUN CLAUSE CONNECTORS
AND THE SENTENCE PATTERNS USED WITHTHEM:X
s v NOUN CONNECTOR s v
NOUN CONNECTOR s v v