PASSIVE VOICE
A. Description of the passive voice
In passive sentences all
three forms of the
verb use (past
participle). In the passive voice sentences or
the perpetrators of acts tool very often not mentioned. Said
auxiliary in the
passive voice should match the subject
is derived from
the passive object of a sentence (so not
in accordance with the word help in the subject of the active sentence). Sentences with
intransitive verb with the subject of the
verb behind the
actors who perform
an act. In English the passive voice is used when the sentence is more
appropriate (suitable) to say that the goods carried focuses
on the perpetrators of such acts or if the perpetrator is unknown. Passive voice is
the verb phrase beginning
with Di and Ter. The passive voice is
accompanied tense verb III (past
participle) that describes things done
(by the perpetrator).
a. The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
b. A story is being written by the students.
c. Heru
will be invited.
d. Tomorrow the rabbits will have been
fed by six o’clock.
e. The garden will have been
watered by seven o’clock.
f. This programme will have
been finished in a few days.
g. The walls of the building were
cracked by the explosion.
h. The cake god burned.
i.
He god blamed for the mistake.
j.
Our
children must be educated.
k. The law must be obeyed.
l.
What are
they doing at home? They are supposed to
be at school.
m. Oh dear! I was supposed to
phone rita but I completely forgot.
n. Let’s go and see that film. It is supposed to be very good
a. I’m looking forward to being
greeted by Nancy.
b. Indra is fond of being told
about love stories.
o. People object to being
humiliated.
p. Fajri stated that he had been influenced by his wife’s ambition.
q. The inspector told us
that the name of the suspect was known.
r.
Rahmat is going to the optician to have
his eyes tested.
s. Angel has just had a telephone
installed in his house.
t.
Your hair
is too long. I think you should have it
cut.
Referensi:
1.
Sasian
Fenie. Kamus SMART Grammar – Tenses. 2004. Bintang Indonesia. Jakarta.
2.
Supono Idi.
English Grammar. 2008. Wahyumedia. Jakarta.
