Nama
: Niken Yuanita
NPM
: 15211166
Kelas
: 4EA18
Passive
Voice
A sentence can be either
in the active or passive voice. In an “active” sentence, the subject perform
the action . In a “passive” sentence, the subject receives the action . To make
an active sentence into a passive sentence, follow the steps :
1. Place
the complement of the active sentence at the beginning of the passive sentence.
2. If
there are any auxiliaries in the active sentence, place them immediately after
the new subject agreeing in number with the subject
3. Insert
the verb be after the auxiliary or
auxiliaries in the same form as the main berb in the active sentence.
4. Place
the main verb rom the active sentence after the auxiliaries and be in the past
participle.
5. Place
the subject of the active sentence after the verb in the passive sentence
preceded by the preposition by .( This can be elimited completely if it is not import)nt
or is understood )
Study the following possible word orders
for passive voice
Simple Present Or Simple Past
(Am,is,are,was,were
) + (verb in past participle)
Example :
Active : The writer writes 3 letters for
President.
Passive : 3 letters are written by the writer for
President.
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
Present Progressive Or Past
Progressive
(Am,is,are,was,were
) + being (verb in past participle)
Example :
Active : He is meeting them now.
Passive : They are being met by him now.
Active : She is watering this plant now.
Passive : This plant is being watered by her now.
Active : He was meeting them.
Passive : They were being met by him.
Active : She was watering this plant.
Passive : This plant was being watered by her.
Present Perfect Or Past Perfect
(Has,have,had) + (verb in past participle)
Example :
Active : He has met them
Passive : They have been met by him
Active : Aldo has gone to Makkah.
Passive : Makkah has been gone by Aldo.
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
Modals
Modal
+ be + (verb in past participle)
Example :
Active : He will meet them tomorrow.
Passive : They will be met by him tomorrow.
Active : She will water this plant this afternoon.
Passive : This plant will be watered by her this
afternoon.
Active : The farmers are going to harvest the
crops next week
Passive : The crops are going to be harvested by the
farmers next week.
Modals + Perfect
Modal
+ have + been + (verb in past
participle)
Example :
Active : He will have met them before I get there
tomorrow.
Passive : They will have been met by him before I get
there tomorrow.
Active
: She will have watered this plant
before I get here this afternoon.
Passive : This plant will have been watered by her
before I get here this afternoon.
Example : Active Setence
1. John
is calling the other members
2. Martha
was delivering the documents to the departments
3. The
other members have repealed the amandement
4. The
delegates had received the information before the recess.
5. The
teacher should buy the supplies for this class.
6. Somebody
will call Mr.Watson tonight.
7. The
fire has caused considerable damage
8. The
company was developing a new procedure before the bankruptacy hearings began
9. John
will have received the papers by tomorrow.
10. The
executive committee approved the new policy.
Example : Passive Sentence
1. A
great deal of property is destroyed by hurricanes each.
2. Thirty
houses were destroyed by the tornado.
3. Several
new proposal are being considered by the committee.
4. The bill may be paid by credit card
5. You
will be always loved by me
6. Chris
John is knocked down by Tyson easily
7. We
are taught by Miss. Janet everyday
8. The
book isn't written by her
9. The
fried chicken is being cooked by my mother
10. Ayus’s
cloth is being washed by Ayu.
Daftar
Pustaka :
Michael A. Pyle, M.A. and Mary Ellen Munoz Page,M.A. CLIFFS TOEFL Preparation Guide
