The Conjunction ‘But’ The Conjunction ‘Because’

 Rather it is on and off, depending whether the ports are being “inspected” or not.

3.2.3 The Conjunction ‘But’

But is adversative conjunctions which is used to express opposition or contrast between two sentences. The other words of adversative conjunctions are however, though, although, eventhough, inspite of, despite, regardless, yet, nevertheless, while, still, and whereas. There are eleven conjunctions but found in the six articles of The Jakarta Post . Some of them will be mentioned below. Examples:  With the recession forcing tech companies to announce thousands layoffs, IBM corp. is joining the fray but not advertising it.  Since thousands of jobs are cut every year but are usually added back in other places.  Employees weren’t identified by name, but the position and the workers’ ages were listed.  In Vermont, IBM remained tight-lipped about essex junction facility, but State Labor Commisioner Patricia Moulton Powder said the total number would be less than 500.  He said he has until February 26 to find another job in IBM, but he put his chance at ”slim to none”.  Yahoo inc. stumbled to a fourth quarter loss of US 303 million, but the slumping internet company withstood the recession better than analysts had expected. Universitas Sumatera Utara

3.2.4 The Conjunction ‘Because’

Because is one of conjunctions of reasons, which is used to express or illustrate a reason of an event. The other words of conjunctions of reason are because of, since, as, and for. There are five conjunctions of reason because in three articles of The Jakarta Post, and some of them will be mentioned below. Examples:  Yahoo refrained from looking beyond March because the economic is so fragile.  The setback wasn’t as bad as it appeared because the loss stemmed from charger taken to cover the diminishing value of Yahoo’s European operations and cutbacks that included layinoff 1,500 employees last month.  We will need to take this matter to the shareholders, because taking over PT CSD would also mean taking over it debts.

3.2.5 The Conjunction ‘Before’