Catatan Kuliah: Passive Voice

Pengantar

• Passive voice adalah bentuk kalimat yang subjeknya dikenai tindakan oleh objek.
• Dalam bahasa Indonesia, kalimat pasif memiliki awalan "di" sementara kalimat aktif memiliki awalan "me".
• Contoh:
  • Aktif: Ibu mencuci baju
  • Pasif: Baju dicuci ibu

Struktur Passive Voice

• Formula umum: Be + Verb 3 + by
• "Be" bergantung pada tenses kalimat aktifnya.

Tenses dan Penggunaan "Be"

1. Simple Present Tense

   • Verb berakhiran "-s"
   • Be: am, is, are
   • Contoh: "My sister buys some books" menjadi "Some books are bought by my sister"

2. Simple Past Tense

   • Verb bentuk kedua (verb 2)
   • Be: was, were
   • Contoh: "Mrs. Annie cooked fried rice" menjadi "Fried rice was cooked by Mrs. Annie"

3. Present Continuous Tense

   • Menggunakan verb berakhiran "-ing"
   • Be: being
   • Contoh: "Ryan is writing an article" menjadi "An article is being written by Ryan"

4. Present Perfect Tense

   • Menggunakan have/has + verb 3
   • Be: been
   • Contoh: "The boy has broken the window" menjadi "The window has been broken by the boy"

5. Future Tense

   • Menggunakan "will"
   • Be: be
   • Contoh: "Ryan will write an article" menjadi "An article will be written by Ryan"

Langkah Mengubah Kalimat Aktif ke Pasif

1. Identifikasi subjek, predikat, dan objek.
2. Pindahkan objek ke depan kalimat.
3. Sesuaikan "be" berdasarkan tenses kalimat aktif.
4. Tambahkan verb 3 dan "by" diikuti subjek.

Contoh Kalimat

• Simple Present Tense: "I eat a banana" menjadi "A banana is eaten by me"
• Simple Past Tense: "They took some apples" menjadi "Some apples were taken by them"
• Present Continuous Tense: "Ixan is reading an interesting novel" menjadi "An interesting novel is being read by Ixan"
• Present Perfect Tense: "The students have taken an English course" menjadi "An English course has been taken by the students"

Kesimpulan

• Penting untuk memahami jenis tenses dan struktur kalimat untuk mengubah kalimat aktif ke pasif dengan benar.
• Penggunaan passive voice dapat bervariasi tergantung tenses yang digunakan dalam kalimat aktifnya.

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