Passiva voice

Passiva voice Kalimat pasif (passive voice) adalah kalimat dimana subjeknya dikenai pekerjaan oleh objek pekerjaan.passive voice sering digunakan pada surat-surat kabar, artikel-artikel di majalah, dan tulisan-tulisan ilmiah. Contoh : • midori is eaten by sisuka (midori dimakan sisuka) • Shizuka is met by takeshi everyday Rumus : subject + be + verb3 + by + object + modifier Penggunaan kalimat pasif: 1. ‘by’ digunakan dalam kalimat pasif apabila pelaku pekerjaan perlu untuk diketahui. Contoh: ‘love addict’ was sung by vamps 2. Kalimat pasif digunakan apabila tidak perlu diketahui pelaku pekerjaan. Contoh: the streets are cleaned every day. 3. Kalimat pasif digunakan apabila kita tidak tahu atau lupa siapa pelaku pekerjaan. Contoh: the police was murdered. 4. Kalimat pasif digunakan apabila kita lebih tertarik dengan pekerjaan (action) daripada siapa pelaku pekerjaan. Contoh: a new departement store is being built. 5. Kalimat pasif dapat digunakan untuk menghindari kalimat yang janggal atau tidak sesuai dengan tata bahasa. Contoh: when she arrived home a police arrested her.lebih baik :when she arrived home She was arrested (by a police).

Excercise 36

1. The teacher made Juan leave the room 2. Toshiko had her car repaired by a mechanic 3. Ellen got Marvin typed her paper 4. I made Jane call her friend on the telephone 5. We got our house painted last week 6. Dr. Byrd is having the students write a composition 7. The policeman made the suspect lie on the ground 8. Mark got his transcripts send to the university 9. Maria is getting her hair cut tomorrow 10. We will have to get the Dean signed this form 11. The teacher let Al leave the classroom. 12. Maria got Ed washed the pipettes 13. She always has her car to fix by the same mechanic 14. Gene got his book published by a subsidy publisher 15. We have to help Janet to find her keys