Nota penuh: 3.2 Connectors & Transition Words
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Connectors Ikut Fungsi
- Tambah idea
- and, moreover, in addition, furthermore, besides
- Pertentangan
- but, however, although, whereas, on the other hand
- Sebab
- because, since, as, due to
- Akibat
- so, therefore, thus, as a result, consequently
- Contoh
- for example, for instance, such as
- Urutan
- first, then, next, after that, finally
- Pilih connector ikut hubungan idea, bukan sesuka hati 🎯
- Guna connector = karangan nampak teratur & matang 🏆
Tip Power! Jangan spam "and... and... and". Tukar-tukar connector untuk tunjuk variasi bahasa kepada pemeriksa!
However, Therefore & Kawan-kawan
- Ini conjunctive adverbs — sambung dua ayat penuh 🔗
- Corak tanda baca: ; however, atau . However, ✏️
- Contoh: "It was expensive. However, we bought it." 💸
- Tanda baca untuk "however / therefore" 📐: Ayat penuh + titik bertindih (;) atau noktah (.)However / Therefore / MoreoverKoma (,) + ayat penuh kedua
- Silap: "It was cheap, however we didn't buy it." (koma sahaja salah) ❌
- Betul: "It was cheap; however, we didn't buy it." ✅
Tip Power! "However" bukan macam "but". Ia tak boleh sekadar koma di tengah — perlu titik atau ; sebelumnya.
Because / Although / So — Jangan Tertukar
because (bagi SEBAB)
- "I stayed home because I was sick."
- Jawab soalan "kenapa?"
so (bagi AKIBAT)
- "I was sick, so I stayed home."
- Tunjuk hasil/kesan
- although / though = walaupun (pertentangan): "Although it was hard, I tried." 💪
- despite / in spite of + noun/-ing: "Despite the rain, we played." 🌧️
- Silap: "Despite of the rain..." ❌ → "Despite the rain..." ✅ (tiada "of")
- Ingat: "because" bawa sebab, "so" bawa akibat — arah bertentangan! ↔️
Cara ingat: 'Despite' benci 'of' — jangan tulis 'despite of'! Tapi 'in spite' kena ada 'of': 'in spite of'. 🚫