1. Transition Expression
1.1. in fact
1.1.1. - It is too late to finish the work; in fact, it is time to go home
1.2. on the contrary
1.2.1. - He is not a stupid person; on the contrary, he is quite intelligent.
1.3. on the other hand
1.3.1. - They may go to the concert; on the other hand, they may decide to attend the lecture.
1.4. However
1.4.1. e.g. John worked hard all year; as a result, he was promoted.
1.5. However
1.5.1. e.g. He is going to England next year; in the mean time, he is studying English.
2. Semicolons
2.1. Semicolon saja dapat digunakan untuk menghubungkan dua independent clause yang sangat berhubungan menjadi satu kalimat.
2.1.1. - The microcomputer is small and portable; it is easy to take it from place to place.
2.1.2. - Motherhood causes some women to quit (= meninggalkan) their jobs; others continue working despite / in spite of (= meskipun) having children to care for.
3. Conjunctive Adverbs
3.1. Conjunctive adverb atau adverbial conjunction adalah kata yang dapat difungsikan sebagai adverb maupun conjunction. Dalam kalimat ini, tanda koma dan semicolon atau titik koma biasa digunakan bersamaan dengan conjunction ini. Macam macam conjunctive adverb misalnya:
3.2. However
3.3. nevertheless
3.4. hence
3.5. thus
3.6. consequently
3.7. moreover
3.8. furthermore
3.9. accordingly
3.10. then
3.11. besides
3.12. otherwise
4. Transition Expression
4.1. in fact
4.1.1. - It is too late to finish the work; in fact, it is time to go home
4.2. on the contrary
4.2.1. - He is not a stupid person; on the contrary, he is quite intelligent.
4.3. on the other hand
4.3.1. - They may go to the concert; on the other hand, they may decide to attend the lecture.
4.4. However
4.4.1. - John worked hard all year; as a result, he was promoted.
4.5. However
4.5.1. - He is going to England next year; in the mean time, he is studying English.
5. Coordinate Conjunctions
5.1. And
5.1.1. - He and I will serve on (= menjadi anggota) the board of directors.
5.1.2. - My supervosir caled him and me to meet in his office.
5.1.3. - Just between you and me, Tom is uncertain about whether to accept the offer to manage the business.
5.2. But
5.2.1. - A palmtop is small but powerful.
5.3. Or
5.3.1. - The sofware or the computers are crucial.