A Connective_Short Story_Grade Eleven

 

A Connective_Short Story_Grade Eleven

A connective is a word that connects two parts of sentence. Below are some connective frequently used in short story.

No	Connective	Meaning	Examples of Sentence
1	after	later in time	After train left, we went home.
2	although	in spite of the fact that	Although it was after midnight, we did not feel tired.
3	as	1.      because 2.      when	As he is my friend, I will help him. We watched as the plane took off.
4	as if	in similar way	She talks as if she knows everything.
5	as soon as	immediately when	Write to me as soon as you can.
6	because	for the reason that	We had to wait because we arrive early.
7	before	earlier than	I arrive before the stores were open.
8	for	for, because	He is happy, for he enjoys his work.
9	if	on condition that	If she is here, we will see her.
10	than	used in comparisons	He is taller than you are.
11	unless	except when, if not	Unless he helps us, we cannot succeed.
12	until or till	up to the time when	I will wait until I hear for you.
13	whether	if	I do not know whether she was invited.

Source: Buku Siswa Be Smart In English for Grade XI of SHS_Linguistics And Cultural Studies_page 97-98_Edisi Revisi 2016