2. What the Passive Voice ?
In a passive voice sentence, the subject and
object flip-flop. The subject becomes the
passive recipient of the action.
(Dalam kalimat pasif, subjek dan
objek bertukar. Subjek menjadi penerima
pasif dari tindakan)
Example .
The tray of food was dropped by the waiter.
(Baki makanan dijatuhkan oleh pelayan)
In the case, the dropping is the
subject and it is being acted upon by Waiter
(Dalam kasus ini, menjatuhkan adalah
subjek dan itu adalah sedang dilakukan
oleh pelayan)
4. Passive
S + Be + V3 (By + Pronoun)
Example :
Active
Passive
: She buy a book
(Dia membeli sebuah buku)
: A book is bought by her
(Sebuah buku dibeli olehnya)
Active
Passive
: I am studying English
(Saya belajar bahasa Inggris)
: English is being studied by me
(Bahasa Inggris sedang
dipelajari oleh saya)
5. PASSIVE SENTENCES
1. Simple Present Tense
Example .
Active : Somebody holds a ceremony.
(Seseorang menyelenggarakan sebuah
upacara)
Passive : A ceremony is held by somebody.
(Sebuah upacara diselenggarakan oleh
seseorang)
• S + V1 + O
• S + is/am/are + V3 + ...
Active
Passive
6. The students find the passive voice
sentence in the dialog below
Teks 1
A: Where is your car?
B: My car is used by my
father.
Teks 3
A: why was your car stolen
by someone yesterday:
B: Because the car was
parked on the roadside by
my sister.
A: Has the thievery been
reported to the police?
B: Yes, it has.
Teks 2
A: Where is your sandal?
B: My sandal is
borrowed by Jack.