Soal Conjuction

1.      … three people have died of cholera, the old people of the village refuse to get an injection against it

a.       Although

b.      However

c.       In spite of

d.      Since

e.       Despite

2.      Smoking can be the cause of many illness and respiratory disorders; … it may harm non smokers

a.       Consequently

b.      However

c.       In addition

d.      Nevertheless

e.       Otherwise

3.              Rosa enjoyed studying sciences in high school … she decided to major in biology in college.

a.               However

b.              In spite of

c.               In accordance

d.              Therefore

e.               Because of

4.      He seems to be lazy to study … he often fails the tests

a.       however

b.      because of

c.       whenever

d.      as a matter of fact

e.       consequently

5.      The students like to visit some beaches … the school

a.       holiday

b.      since

c.       as long as

d.      during

e.       because

f.       provide that

6.      … they came to my house, I had already left

a.       Until

b.      After

c.       As soon as

d.      Whenevere

e.       By the time

7.      They were both pleased … honored to be the guests of the president

a.       also

b.      and

c.       As 

d.      as well

e.       however

8.      … the heavy rain, the football will not be canceled

a.       Despite of

b.      In spite of

c.       Despite

d.      Because

e.       Despite in

9.      … Andy seldom attends classes, he is always one of the best students in class

a.       whenever

b.      although

c.       since

d.      because

e.       if

10.     The government is planning to liquidate several banks soon… very few people know which ones they are

a.       but

b.      or

c.       as

d.      for

e.       so

11.  … all the students were seated in the class, the teacherdidn’t start the lesson

a.       If

b.      when

c.       Until

d.      Nevertheless

e.       Before

12.  … she likes him very much, she pretends to ignore him

a.       Since

b.      Because

c.       Whereas 

d.      Even though

e.       However

13.  Betty moved from her old boarding house … the noise

a.       because

b.      Cause

c.       because of

d.      Of

e.       a

Postingan kali ini menjawab pertanyaan seorang fan letspeakenglish tentang perbedaan in spite of, despite, although dan even though. Keempat kata ini digunakan untuk menunjukkan pertentangan (bisa diartikan “walaupun”) tetapi ada perbedaan dalam struktur dimana kata-kata ini terdapat.

In spite of dan Despite

Setelah in spite of dan despite kita menggunakan noun atau pronoun.

• We enjoyed our picnic in spite of the rain
• Despite the pain in his foot he completed the marathon
• Despite having all the necessary requirements, they didn’t offer her the job.

Perlu diingat bahwa gerund (bentuk -ing) adalah bentuk noun dari sebuah kata kerja (verb). Jadi pada kalimat terakhir di atas despite juga diikuti oleh noun.

Yang membedakan antara in spite of dan despite hanya “of”. Despite tidak menggunakan of. Kalimat berikut salah:

• Despite of the bad day, there was many people at the match.

Although

Setelah although kita menggunakan sebuah subjek dan sebuah kata kerja (verb).

• We enjoyed our picnic although it rained all day.
• Although she studied very hard, she didn’t manage to pass the exam.
• The picnic was great although the service wasn’t very nice.

In spite of dan despite boleh digunakan bersama dengan sebuah subjek dan sebuah kata kerja jika kita menyertakan frase “the fact that“.

• In spite of the fact that she studied very hard, she didn’t manage to pass the exam.
• Despite the fact that she studied very hard, she didn’t manage to pass the exam.

Even though

Even though sama struktur penggunaannya dengan although, hanya saja even though lebih kuat.

• I decided to buy the car even though we didn’t really have enough money
• He keep making that annoying noise even though I’ve asked him to stop twice.

Seperti although, even though juga diikuti dengan sebuah subjek dan sebuah kata kerja (verba).

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“Despite”, “In Spite Of” & “Although”, “Even though”, “Though”, semuanya memiliki m,akna yang sejenis yaitu “ meskipun”.

Meskipun memiliki makna yang sejenis tetapi penggunaannya dalam kaliamt lisan (spoken) dan tertulis (written) sangat sekali berbeda.
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“Despite” dan “in spite of” selalu diikuti oleh kata benda (noun) tepat sesudahnya.
Contoh :
Despite the heavy rain, he went to school.
Atau
In spite of the heavy rain, he went to school.

Sedangkan “Although”, “Though”, dan “Eventhough” selalu diikuti oleh SUBJEK + KATA KERJA (VERB) tepat sesudahnya.