Definisi / Penjelasan
Kita menggunakan because untuk memberi alasan dan so untuk memberi hasil. Kedua ide ini terhubung, tetapi arahnya berbeda. I stayed home because I was ill dimulai dari hasil lalu memberi alasan. I was ill, so I stayed home dimulai dari alasan lalu memberi hasil. Mempelajari kontras ini membantu kamu membuat kalimat yang jelas dan logis.
Aturan Utama
- Gunakan because + reason: I stayed home because I was ill.
- Gunakan so + result: I was ill, so I stayed home.
- Because menjawab “Why?”
- So menjawab “What happened because of that?”
- Jangan gunakan keduanya dalam pola kalimat sederhana yang sama: bukan because..., so...
Contoh
- I stayed home because I was ill. - Saya tetap di rumah karena saya sakit.
- I was ill, so I stayed home. - Saya sakit, jadi saya tetap di rumah.
- She was tired, so she went to bed early. - Dia lelah, jadi dia tidur lebih awal.
- We took a taxi because it was late. - Kami naik taksi karena sudah larut.
- He didn't go out because he had work. - Dia tidak keluar karena dia punya pekerjaan.
Kesalahan Umum
- ❌ I stayed home because I was ill, so I rested. -> ✅ I stayed home because I was ill. / ✅ I was ill, so I stayed home.
- ❌ She went to bed early because so she was tired. -> ✅ She went to bed early because she was tired.
- ❌ We took a taxi so it was late. -> ✅ We took a taxi because it was late.