Nama : Hikma Margiansa
Kelas : 4 EA 14
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KALIMAT ACTIVE DAN PASSIVE VOICE
Active And Passive
Identifying The Passive Voice
Since the passive voice should be no I ded, how can it identifed ? two elements are clues for detecting the passive voice (1) a being verb and (2) a past particple. another signal is the frequent appearance of the wod by in sentences using the passive voice.
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of
to be + Past Participle (3rd column of
irregular verbs)
Example: A letter was written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
- the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
- the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
- the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)
Examples of Passive
| Tense |
Subject |
Verb |
Object |
| Simple Present |
Active: |
Rita | writes | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | is written | by Rita. |
| Simple Past |
Active: |
Rita | wrote | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | was written | by Rita. |
| Present Perfect |
Active: |
Rita | has written | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | has been written | by Rita. |
| Future I |
Active: |
Rita | will write | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | will be written | by Rita. |
| Hilfsverben |
Active: |
Rita | can write | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | can be written | by Rita. |
Examples of Passive
| Tense |
Subject |
Verb |
Object |
| Present Progressive |
Active: |
Rita | is writing | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | is being written | by Rita. |
| Past Progressive |
Active: |
Rita | was writing | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | was being written | by Rita. |
| Past Perfect |
Active: |
Rita | had written | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | had been written | by Rita. |
| Future II |
Active: |
Rita | will have written | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | will have been written | by Rita. |
| Conditional I |
Active: |
Rita | would write | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | would be written | by Rita. |
| Conditional II |
Active: |
Rita | would have written | a letter. |
| Passive: |
A letter | would have been written | by Rita. |
Passive Sentences with Two Objects
Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means
that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains
an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you
want to put the focus on.
| |
Subject |
Verb |
Object 1 |
Object 2 |
| Active: |
Rita | wrote | a letter | to me. |
| Passive: |
A letter | was written | to me | by Rita. |
| Passive: |
I | was written | a letter | by Rita. |
examples
He believes you. ( active)
You are believed by him. (passive)
They did
the test. (active)
The test was done by them. (passive)
My mother is making a cake.
(active)
A cake is being made by my mother.
(passive)
She will hold a party.
(active)
A party will be held by her.
(passive)
The team has won the match.(active)
The match has been won by the team.
(passive)
He would cancel the meeting.
(active)
The meeting would be cancelled by
him. (passive)
They made this plane in
Germany. (active)
This plane was made by them in
Germany. (passive)
The students sang a song.
(active)
A song was sung by the students.
(passive)
Gina read the book yesterday.
(active)
The book was read by Gina yesterday.
(passive)
She has been telling it to me.
(active)
It has been being told to me by her.
(passive)
Secretary wrote the letter two days
ago.
The letter was written by secretary
two days ago. (passive)
We will discuss the
matter later. (active)
The matter will be discussed later.
(passive)
She cannot repair the computer.
(active)
The computer cannot be repaired by
her. (passive)
Does the boy like it? (active)
Is it liked by the boy?
(passive)
We can help you. (active)
You can be helped by us. (passive)
The army shot the terrorist.
(active)
The terrorist was shot by the army.
(passive)
Rizki is taking the umbrella.
(active)
The umbrella is being took by Rizki.
(passive)
Rina bought a necklace.
(active)
A necklace was bought by Rina.
(passive)
Evan is buying some flowers
for his girlfriend. (active)
Some flowers are being bought by
Evan for his girlfriend. (passive)
We are decorating the hall.
(active)
The hall is being decorated by us.
(passive)
Active : He meets them everyday.
Passive : They are met by him everyday.
Active : She waters this plant every
two days.
Passive : This plant is watered by her every two days.
Active : He met them yesterday
Passive : They were met by him yesterday
Active : She watered this plant this
morning
Passive : This plant was watered by her this morning
Active : He has met them
Passive : They have been met by him
Active : She has watered this plant for 5 minutes.
Passive : This plant has been watered by her for 5 minutes.
Active : He had met them before I
came.
Passive : They had been met by him before I came.
Active : She had watered this plant
for 5 minutes when I got here
Passive : This plant had been watered by her for 5 minutes when I got here
Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.
(active)
At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by
Harry. (passive)
Beautiful giraffes roam the
savannah. (active)
The savannah is roamed by beautiful
giraffes. (passive)
Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
The flat tire was changed by Sue.
(passive)
We are going to watch a movie
tonight. (active)
A movie is going to be watched by us
tonight. (passive)
I ran the obstacle course in record
time. (active)
The obstacle course was run by me in
record time. (passive)
The crew paved the entire stretch of
highway. (active)
The entire stretch of highway was
paved by the crew. (passive)
Mom read the novel in one day.
(active)
The novel was read by Mom in one
day. (passive)
The critic wrote a scathing review.
(active)
A scathing review was written by the
critic. (passive)
I will clean the house every
Saturday. (active)
The house will be cleaned by me
every Saturday. (passive)
The staff is required to watch a
safety video every year. (active)
A safety video will be watched by
the staff every year. (passive)
source : grammar and writing skills for the health profesional
author : Dorren ville maire & lorraine ville maire
