Passive Voice

1. Pengertian: Passive voice (suara pasif) digunakan ketika fokus kalimat dialihkan dari pelaku (subjek) ke penerima aksi (objek). Dalam kalimat pasif, objek dari kalimat aktif menjadi subjek, dan pelaku aksi dapat disebutkan setelah preposisi "by" atau dihilangkan jika tidak penting.

2. Struktur Kalimat Pasif:

• Struktur dasar untuk kalimat pasif:
  • Subject + to be (am/is/are/was/were) + past participle (V3) + (by + agent).

3. Contoh Kalimat:

• Kalimat Aktif: The chef cooks the meal.
  Kalimat Pasif: The meal is cooked by the chef.

• Kalimat Aktif: The students completed the project.
  Kalimat Pasif: The project was completed by the students.

• Kalimat Aktif: They will announce the results tomorrow.
  Kalimat Pasif: The results will be announced (by them) tomorrow.

4. Tenses dalam Passive Voice: Berikut adalah beberapa contoh perubahan tense dalam kalimat pasif:

• Present Simple:

  • Aktif: They play soccer.
  • Pasif: Soccer is played (by them).

• Past Simple:

  • Aktif: She wrote the book.
  • Pasif: The book was written by her.

• Future Simple:

  • Aktif: He will paint the house.
  • Pasif: The house will be painted (by him).

• Present Perfect:

  • Aktif: They have finished the report.
  • Pasif: The report has been finished (by them).

5. Latihan Soal: Berikan siswa latihan untuk mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif:

1. The teacher teaches the students.
2. The company will launch a new product.
3. The children are eating the cake.
4. They have completed the assignment.
5. The manager was reviewing the documents.

6. Jawaban:

1. The students are taught (by the teacher).
2. A new product will be launched (by the company).
3. The cake is being eaten (by the children).
4. The assignment has been completed (by them).
5. The documents were being reviewed (by the manager).