PASSIVE VOICE

 

 

•(Passive voice) Kalimat pasif adalah kalimat yang subjeknya bukan pelaku suatu tindakan. Si subjek adalah si penerima akibat dari sebuah tindakan

  Bandingkan kalimat-kalimat berikut:

•Aktif : Susi mengetik surat ini kemarin

•Pasif : Surat ini diketik oleh Susi kemarin

•Aktif : Kucingku membunuh seekor tikus

•Pasif : Seekor tikus dibunuh oleh kucingku

 

 

•Rumus umum untuk membentuk suatu kalimat Pasif

  Objek + to be + Verb 3 (Kata Kerja Bentuk III)

  ( + by subjek) + dll.

Susi writes the letter   = berubah menjadi =

The Letter is written by Susi

 Example :

1. Active : Jack sings a song

     Passive : A song is sung by Jack

2. Active : Jack sang a song yesterday

  Passive : A song was sung by Jack yesterday

3. Active : Jack has sung a song

    Passive :A song has been sung by Jack

4. Active : Jack will sing a song

     Passive : A song will be sung by Jack

5. Active : Jack is singing a song

    Passive : A song is being sung by Jack

6. Active : Jack can sing a song

    Passive : A song can be sung by Jack

 

 More Example :

1.  Active: I keep the butter in the fridge.

     Passive: The butter is kept in the fridge.

2. Active: They stole the painting.
 Passive: The painting was stolen.

3. Active: They are repairing the road.

   Passive: The road is being repaired

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4. Active: Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Passive: Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.

5.  Active: A dog bit him.
Passive: He was bitten by a dog.