menggunakan kata sambung because terkait dengan pernyataan akibat dengan kata sambung so,

mengetahui pernyataan penyebab dengan menggunakan kata sambung because terkait dengan pernyataan akibat dengan kata sambung so, dan masing-masing dapat dinyatakan sebagai alternatif.

Sebagai contoh digunakan pernyataan tokoh Udin.
The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully.  They drive too fast. Many pedestrians get accidents because they do not cross the road carefully or because they walk too close to the tra!c.

Dalam pernyataan tersebut, Udin membuat empat pernyataan tentang suatu fakta dengan menyebutkan penyebabnya.

1. The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully.
2. The roads are not safe now because they drive too fast.
3. Many pedestrians get accidents because they do not cross the road carefully.
4. Many pedestrians get accidents because they walk too close to the tra!c.

Masing-masing dapat dinyatakan secara terbalik, yaitu mengaitkan fakta dengan akibatnya.

1. Many people do not drive carefully, so the roads are not safe now.
2. People drive too fast, so the roads are dangerous now.
3. Many pedestrians do not cross the road carefully, so they get accidents.
4. Many pedestrians walk too close to the tra!c, so they get accidents.

Berikut ini adalah contoh mengerjakan tugas ini berdasarkan pernyataan Udin tersebut di atas.
Udin: “The roads are not safe now because many people do not drive carefully.”
You: “In other words, many people do not drive carefully, so the roads are not save now.”
Udin: “The roads are dangerous now because many people drive too fast.”
You: “In other words, people drive too fast, so the roads are dangerous now.”
Udin: “Many pedestrians get accidents because they do not cross the road carefully.”
You: “In other words, many pedestrians do not cross the road carefully, so they get accidents.”
Udin: “Many pedestrians get accidents because they walk too close to the tra!c.”
You: “In other words, many pedestrians walk too close to the tra!c, so they get accidents.”

Berikut ini adalah kunci jawabannya.

Tentang pernyataan Lina:
Lina: “In big cities there are tra!c jams everywhere because there are too many motor vehicles on the roads.”
You: “In other words, in big cities there are too many motor vehicles on the roads, so there are tra!c jams everywhere.”
Lina: “It takes longer to go from one place to another now because there are tra!c jams everywhere.”
You: “In other words, there are tra!c jams everywhere, so it takes longer to go from one place to another now.”

Tentang pernyataan Beni:
Beni: “I walk to school, because walking is healthy.”
You: “In other words, walking is healthy, so he walks to school.” (ada penyesuaian kata ganti ‘I’ menjadi ‘he’)
Beni: “Sometimes I go to school on my bicycle too, because riding on a bicycle is healthy.”
You: “In other words, riding on a bicycle is healthy, so sometimes he goes to school on his bicycle too.” (ada penyesuaian kata ganti ‘I’ menjadi ‘he’)
Beni: “My father is rarely sick because he goes to his o!ce by bike.”
You: “In other words, his father goes to his o!ce by bike, so he is rarely sick.” (ada penyesuaian kata ganti ‘my’ menjadi ‘his’)

Tentang pernyataan Siti:
Siti: “My father also rides on his bicycle to work, because he wants to save the environment.”
You: “In other words, her father wants to save the environment, so he also rides on his bicycle to work.” (ada penyesuaian kata ganti ‘my’ menjadi ‘her’)
Siti: “Because her father does not go to o!ce by motorcycle, he also helps to save the energy and keep the air clean.”
You: “In other words, her father does not go to o!ce by motorcycle, so he also helps to save the environment.” (ada penyesuaian kata ganti ‘my’ menjadi ‘her’)

Tentang pernyataan Edo:
Edo: “Because more and more people drive or ride on their motorcycles to work or to school, the air is very polluted now.”
You: “In other words, more and more people drive or ride on their motorcycles to work or to school, so the air is very polluted now.”
Edo: “Because more and more people drive or ride on their motorcycles to work or to school, our environment is not good for our health anymore.”
You: “In other words, more and more people drive or ride on their motorcycles to work or to school, so our environment is not good for our health anymore.”
Edo: “People get sick easily because the air is dirty.”
You: “In other words, the air is dirty, so people get sick easily.”

Tentang pernyataan Dayu:
Dayu: “Because the air in big cities is polluted by the smoke from motor vehicles, they can only see few stars there.”
You: “In other words, the air in big cities is polluted by the smoke from motor vehicles, so they can only see few stars there.”
Dayu: “In her grandma’s village they can see thousands of stars every night because the sky is very clear there.”
You: “In other words, the sky is very clean in her grandma’s village, so they can see thousands of stars every night.”

Sumber : Buku K13  Bahasa Inggris  kelas IX