Present Passive Voice

PENJELASAN
Sub Pokok Bahasan : Present Passive Voice
       Passive voice ( kalimat pasip ) yaitu kalimat yang subyeknya dikenai pekerjaan. Dalam bahasa Indonesia
       kalimat ini menggunakan kata kerja yang diawali dengan di ( dijual, dipanggil, ditulis, dll ). Pola dasar yang
       dipakai dalam kalimat pasip yaitu :

Tobe     +     V3 / past participle

                           contoh : I am invited by Susy every saturday night.

                                        Indonesia Raya song is written by WR. Supratman

     

    Pola diatas berlaku untuk semua tenses. Tentu saja tobe dalam kalimat harus disesuaikan dengan tenses

    dan Subyek yang dipakai.

Aturan - aturan merubah kalimat dari bentuk aktif menjadi pasif

1. Kalimat harus mempunyai obyek ( transitif verb ). jika tidak ada obyek, maka harus ada Question word yang menanyakan obyek.
2. Obyek kalimat aktif menjadi subyek kalimat pasif
3. Subyek kalimat aktif menjadi obyek kalimat pasif yang didahului kata "by"
4. Kata kerja yang dipakai adalah Verb-3 ( past participle ) yang didahului tobe
5. Susunan kalimat disesuaikan dengan tenses yang digunakan.

EXERCISE I
Rubahlah kalimat berikut menjadi kalimat pasif seperti yang tertera dalam contoh no 1
First Level

1.  Paijo opens the door 

• The door is opened by Paijo/him

1. Painem is reading a magazine.............................................................................................................
2. Tono has bought a new motor cycle..................................................................................................
3. We cook nasi goreng........................................................................................................................
4. Wati calls me...................................................................................................................................
5. Indah is selling vegetables in the market.............................................................................................
6. Paitun usually gives me a frog every Monday morning...........................................................................................................................................
7. She has written the letters................................................................................................................
8. My sister doesn't drink coffee.........................................................................................................
9. My father is building a house...........................................................................................................

Second Level

1. My mother can speak both English and French...........................................................................................................................................
2. Shinta will buy two kg of sugar in the Super Market tomorrow......................................................................................................................................
3. All of the students are going to follow English test in my office next month..........................................................................................................................................
4. The cat and the dog always take a book under the table............................................................................................................................................
5. Bill will invite Ann to the party next weekend.....................................................................................................................................
6. Gina sometimes calls me when she is on the mood..........................................................................................................................................
7. The teacher is going to explain the lesson..........................................................................................................................................
8. A local advertising company has offered Maria a good job..............................................................................................................................................
9. Does Elen give her birthday cake to your grand mother........................................................................................................................................
10. What does Jim buy in the market?......................................................................................................................................

Third level
Change the following passive statement into active statement!

1. Two apples are being bought by her..............................................................................................................................................
2. Lolita is given 5 books by her grand mother........................................................................................................................................
3. The Raung Mountain can be seen by my sister from home..........................................................................................................................................
4. All of the victims from Tsunami will be evacuated by the government next week.........................................................................................................................................
5. English always be spoken by Puput in the class everyday...................................................................................................................................
6. The cat is not given the food by Andi.........................................................................................
7. What is performed by Ivan on the music contest in California?...............................................................................................................................
8. Is a guitar goint to be played by Anes?......................................................................................................................................
9. Indo Maret is not always built by the Chinese....................................................................................................................................
10. Will the computer be operated by Vini?....................................................................................

Forth Level
Use active of passive, in any appropriate tense, for the verbs in parantheses.

1. Right now Alex is in the Hospital. He (treat)...................................for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
2. A network of lines (discover) .............................................on mars's surface by an italian astronomer around the turn of the century. The astronomer (call) ............................these lines "channels," but when the italian word (translate) .....................................into English, it became "canals." As a result, some people thought the lines were waterways that (build) .......................... by some unknown living creatures. We know that the lines are not really canals. Canals (exist, not) ..................on Mars.