{"id":51518,"date":"2026-10-12T16:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umsu.ac.id\/berita\/?p=51518"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:08:58","slug":"cara-menggunakan-because-dan-because-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umsu.ac.id\/berita\/cara-menggunakan-because-dan-because-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Cara Menggunakan Because dan Because of"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I was late because the traffic&#8221; atau &#8220;I was late because of the traffic&#8221;? Banyak pelajar bahasa Inggris tersandung pada pilihan yang tampak sepele ini. Keduanya sama-sama berarti &#8220;karena&#8221; dan menyatakan sebab, tetapi cara memakainya berbeda. Kuncinya ada pada apa yang mengikuti kata tersebut. Yuk, pelajari cara menggunakan because dan because of dengan benar.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aturan Dasar<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because dan because of sama-sama dipakai untuk menjelaskan alasan atau penyebab suatu peristiwa. Perbedaannya terletak pada kata atau kelompok kata yang mengikutinya:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because diikuti klausa, yaitu rangkaian kata yang memiliki subjek dan kata kerja (S + V).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of diikuti noun (kata benda), noun phrase (frasa kata benda), pronoun (kata ganti), atau gerund (verb-ing).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penggunaan Because<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adalah kata penghubung (subordinating conjunction) yang menghubungkan dua klausa. Klausa setelah <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tidak dapat berdiri sendiri, sehingga harus dilengkapi klausa utama (main clause).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polanya:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because + subject + verb, main clause<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main clause + because + subject + verb<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contoh:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She left early because she had a meeting. (Dia pulang lebih awal karena ada rapat.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benny went to bed because he was sleepy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because it was wet, Claire took a taxi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We missed the last train because we were late.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dani doesn&#8217;t come today because she is sick.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhatikan bahwa setelah <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> selalu ada subjek dan kata kerja, seperti <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she had<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he was<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, atau <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penggunaan Because of<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adalah frasa preposisi (prepositional phrase), sehingga objeknya berupa kata benda atau padanannya, bukan klausa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polanya:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of + noun \/ noun phrase<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of + pronoun<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of + verb-ing (gerund)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contoh:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The match was cancelled because of the rain. (noun phrase)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dani doesn&#8217;t come today because of his illness. (noun phrase)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of hot weather, we went swimming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She was late because of the traffic jam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are grateful because of you. (pronoun)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He failed because of not studying. (gerund)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Membandingkan Kalimat yang Sama<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banyak kalimat dapat ditulis dengan dua cara, selama bentuk setelahnya disesuaikan:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flight was delayed because it was snowing. (klausa)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flight was delayed because of the snow. (noun)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is tired because she worked all night. (klausa)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is tired because of working all night. (gerund)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kesalahan yang Sering Terjadi<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memakai because of sebelum klausa<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salah: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of I am mentally incompetent, I cannot be held responsible.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benar: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I am mentally incompetent, I cannot be held responsible.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memakai because sebelum kata benda saja<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salah: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stayed home because the rain.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benar: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stayed home because of the rain.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> atau <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We stayed home because it was raining.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mencampur because dengan frasa tanpa subjek-kata kerja<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salah: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dani missed class because sick.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benar: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dani missed class because he was sick.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> atau <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dani missed class because of sickness.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trik Cepat Memilih<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setelah because atau because of, lihat apa yang muncul berikutnya:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ada subjek + kata kerja? Pakai because.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hanya ada kata benda atau frasa kata benda? Pakai because of.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bagaimana dengan Due to?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> memiliki pola yang sama dengan <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, yaitu diikuti kata benda atau frasa kata benda. Contoh: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diane missed her flight due to a traffic delay on her way to the airport.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dengan demikian, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dapat dipakai sebagai alternatif <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meski pada penggunaan formal ada pembahasan tersendiri mengenai perbedaan keduanya.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posisi dalam Kalimat<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Klausa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> maupun frasa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because of<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dapat diletakkan di awal atau di akhir kalimat. Jika diletakkan di awal, gunakan tanda koma setelahnya.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because it was raining, we cancelled the picnic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cancelled the picnic because it was raining.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the rain, we cancelled the picnic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Penutup<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aturan memilih because dan because of sebenarnya sederhana: because diikuti klausa, sedangkan because of diikuti kata benda, kata ganti, atau gerund. Dengan membiasakan diri memeriksa apa yang mengikuti kata tersebut, kesalahan umum dapat dihindari dan kalimat sebab-akibat dalam bahasa Inggris pun terdengar lebih alami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I was late because the traffic&#8221; atau &#8220;I was late because of the traffic&#8221;? Banyak pelajar bahasa Inggris tersandung pada pilihan yang tampak sepele ini. Keduanya sama-sama berarti &#8220;karena&#8221; dan menyatakan sebab, tetapi cara memakainya berbeda. Kuncinya ada pada apa yang mengikuti kata tersebut. Yuk, pelajari cara menggunakan because dan because of dengan benar. 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