Cause and Effect

Kalimat Sebab-akibat dalam Bahasa Inggris

Anda biasanya dapat dengan mudah mengidentifikasi kalimat yang mengandung hubungan sebab-akibat bila dalam kalimat tersebut terdapat kata atau frasa seperti:

• Due to
• Because of
• Owing to
• Thanks to
• As a consequence of
• As a result of
• Because
• Since
• As
• For
• etc.

Untuk mengekspresikan cause dan effect dalam bahasa inggris, kalimat atau frasa di atas biasanya akan diikuti dengan kata benda (noun) atau kata kerja (verb).

1. Kalimat sebab-akibat yang diikuti oleh noun

    Kata sebab akibat yang diikuti dengan noun atau noun phrase biasanya menggunakan kata   

    atau frasa (signal word/phase) seperti :

• Because of
• Thanks to
• As a result of
• Due to
• As a consequence of
• Owing to

    Di contoh berikutnya noun atau noun phrase akan digaris bawahi. Sebab atau cause selalu  

    ditulis setelah frasa sebab-akibat (signal word/phase) seperti contoh di atas. Di bawah ini 

    adalah pola yang biasa digunakan:

Signal word/phrase	+	Cause	+	Effect
atau
Effect	+	Signal word/phrase	+	Cause

Contoh:

Contoh :

1. Due to Bella’s nervousness, she did not pass the driving test.

    Karena kegugupan Bella, dia tidak lulus ujian menyetir.

• Signal phrase: due to
• Cause: Bella’s nervousness
• Effect: She did not pass the driving test

2. He’s always late because of his gaming habits

    Dia selalu telat karena kebiasaan bermain game-nya.

• Signal phrase: Because of
• Cause: His gaming habits
• Effect : He’s always late

3. As a result of the rain, we canceled the outing.

    Karena hujan, kita membatalkan pikinik itu.

• Signal phrase: As a result of
• Cause: the rain
• Effect : we canceled the outing

4. Dennis could not sing owing to his sore throat

    Dennis tidak bisa bernyanyi karena sakit tenggorakanya

• Signal phrase: owing to
• Cause: his sore throat
• Effect : Dennis could not sing

5. She was dismissed as a consequence of her ignorance

    Dia diberhentikan karena ketidaktahuanya.

• Signal phrase: as a consequence of
• Cause: her ignorance
• Effect : She was dismissed

2. Kalimat sebab-akibat yang diikuti oleh verb

    Kata sebab akibat yang diikuti dengan subjek + verb atau verb phrase biasanya 

    menggunakan kata atau frasa (signal word/phase) seperti :

• Because
• Since
• As
• For

Di contoh berikutnya subjek + verb atau verb phrase akan digaris bawahi. Sebab atau cause selalu ditulis setelah frasa sebab-akibat (signal word/phase) seperti contoh di atas. Di bawah ini adalah pola yang biasa digunakan:

Signal word/phrase	+	Cause	+	Effect
atau
Effect	+	Signal word/phrase	+	Cause

Contoh:

Contoh : 

1. Because Bella was nervous, she did not pass the driving test

Karena Bella gugup, dia tidak lulus ujian tes mengemudi.

• Signal phrase: because
• Cause: Bella was nervous
• Effect: She did not pass the driving test

2. He’s always late because he always stay up at night

Dia selalu telat karena dia selalu begadang

• Signal phrase: Because
• Cause: he always stay up at night
• Effect : He’s always late

3. The outing was canceled since it’s raining

Piknik itu dibatalkan karena hujan.

• Signal phrase: since
• Cause: it’s raining
• Effect : the outing was canceled

4. Dennis could not sing for his throat is sore

Dennis tidak bisa bernyanyi karena sakit tenggorakanya

• Signal phrase: for
• Cause: his throat is sore
• Effect : Dennis could not sing

5. She was dismissed as a consequence of her ignorance

Dia diberhentikan karena ketidaktahuanya.

• Signal phrase: as a consequence of
• Cause: her ignorance
• Effect : She was dismissed