Pendahuluan Passive Voice dalam Bahasa Inggris

Aug 28, 2024

Catatan Kuliah: Passive Voice dalam Bahasa Inggris

Pengantar

  • Diskusi tentang penggunaan passive voice dalam bahasa Inggris.
  • Passive voice: kalimat yang subjeknya dikenai pekerjaan.

Konsep Dasar Passive Voice

  • Struktur passive voice: to be + verb 3 (V3) + by agent.
    Contoh:
    • Kalimat aktif: "Jenny calls me".
    • Passive voice: "I am called by Jenny".
    • Struktur:
      • I = subjek
      • am = to be
      • called = V3
      • by Jenny = by agent

Penggunaan Passive Voice Berdasarkan Tenses

Simple Tenses

  • Present Simple:

    • Struktur: is/am/are + V3
    • Contoh: "Many books are bought"

  • Past Simple:

    • Struktur: was/were + V3
    • Contoh: "Many books were bought"

Continuous Tenses

  • Present Continuous:

    • Struktur: is/am/are being + V3
    • Contoh: "The material is being prepared by John"

  • Past Continuous:

    • Struktur: was/were being + V3
    • Contoh: "The material was being prepared by John"

Perfect Tenses

  • Present Perfect:

    • Struktur: has/have been + V3
    • Contoh: "The new bag has been bought"

  • Past Perfect:

    • Struktur: had been + V3
    • Contoh: "The new bag had been bought"

Future Tenses

  • Future Simple:
    • Struktur: will be + V3
    • Contoh: "The door will be opened by someone"

Ketentuan Penggunaan "by"

  • "by" dapat dihilangkan jika:
    • Pelaku tidak diketahui.
    • Pelaku berupa indefinite pronoun (e.g., someone, everyone, etc.).
    Contoh: "Everyone has eaten the food" menjadi "The food has been eaten".

Latihan Passive Voice

  1. Contoh Soal 1: "My mother cooks rice"

    • Passive: "Rice is cooked by my mother".

  2. Contoh Soal 2: "Dina is calling you"

    • Passive: "You are being called by Dina".

  3. Contoh Soal 3: "Someone has stolen my pencil"

    • Passive: "My pencil has been stolen".

  4. Contoh Soal 4: "John will meet Vina"

    • Passive: "Vina will be met by John".

  5. Contoh Soal 5: "Selly and George have big mango"

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