NAME : HESILYA (14214966)
CLASS : 1EA42
PASSIVE VOICE
The “passive voice” is a grammatical construction in
which the subject
of a sentence or clause denotes the recipient of the action rather than the
performer. Active voice is a more regular used in life everyday rather than
passive voice. Passive voice is used because the object of active voice is more
important rather than the subject. Many language critics and language-usage
manuals discourage use of the passive voice. In English this advice is not
usually found in older guides, emerging only in the first half of the twentieth
century.
Passive
voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not
known, however, who or what is performing the action.
Example:
My bike was stolen.
In
the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not
know, however, who did it.
Sometimes
a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following
example shows:
Example:
A mistake was made.
In
this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame
anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).
Form of Passive
Subject
+ finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Example:
A letter was written.
When
rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
§
the
object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
§
the
finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
§
the
subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or
is dropped)
In Passive voice the
sentence focus on object i.e. who/what is receiving the action and not on
who/what is performing the action. In passive voice, the actor of the of the
verb (action) is either understood at the end of the sentence or maybe not
told. Active and passive sentences often have similar meanings, but a different
focus:active sentences focus on the agent (or the doer) of the action, while
passive sentences focus on the object (i.e. the person/or non-person receiving
the action).We can see that the object in the active sentence becomes the
subject in the passive sentence. It means that the subject of a passive
sentence does not act, it is acted upon.The Passive Voice is formed with the
appropriate tense of the auxiliary verb “tobe” + Past Participle / or the third
form of the notional verb: to be + V ed/3.
FORMULA
Tenses
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ACTIVE
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PASSIVE
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Jane helps Tina.
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Tina is
helped by Jane.
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Jane is
helping Tina.
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Tina is
being helped by Jane.
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Jane has
helped Tina.
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Tina has
been helped by Jane.
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Jane helped Tina.
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Tina was
helped by Jane.
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Jane was
helping Tina.
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Tina was
being helped by Jane.
|
|
Jane had
helped Tina.
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Tina had
been helped by Jane.
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Jane will
help Tina.
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Tina will
be helped by Jane.
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Jane is
going to help Tina.
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Tina is
going to be helpedby Jane.
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Jane will
have helpedTina.
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Tina will
have been helpedby Jane.
|
ACTIVE: Someone gave Mrs. Grim an award.
PASSIVE: Mrs. Grim was given an award by
someone.
ACTIVE: Someone gave an award to
Mrs. Grim.
PASSIVE: An award was given to Mrs.
Grim.
ACTIVE VOICE -> PASSIVE VOICE
1.
A : I will buy a bag
P : A bag
will be bought by me
2.
A : We sold the car last month
P : The car
was sold last month
3.
A : The doctor is examining the
patient at the moment
P : The
patient is being examined by the doctor at the moment
4.
A : She had posted the letter before
she came her
P : The
letter had been posted before she came here
5.
A : The rich man will sell his
luxurious house to pay for his debt
P : His
luxurious house will be sold by the rich man to pay for his debt
6.
A : They made this plane in Germany
P : This
plane was made by them in Germany
7.
A : Susan is taking the umbrella
P : The
umbrella is being took by Susan
8.
A : Rachel bought a ring
P : A ring
was bought by rachel
9.
A : Secretary wrote the letter one
month ago
P : The
letter was written by secretary one month ago
10. A : My
mother is making a cake
P : A cake
is being made by my mother
PASSIVE VOICE -> ACTIVE VOICE
1.
P : The entire house was painted by
Riki
A : Riki
painted the entire house
2.
P : The flat tire was changed by
Adit
A : Adit
changed the flat tire
3.
P : That piece is really enjoyed by
the choir
A : The
choir is really enjoys that piece
4.
P : They were met by him yesterday
A : He met
them yesterday
5.
P : The computer cannot be repaired
by him
A : He
cannot repair the computer
6.
P : A scathing review was written by
the critic
A : The
critic wrote a scothing review
7.
P : The house will be cleaned by me
every Saturday
A : I will
clean the house every Saturday
8.
P : The music is being plays by the
band
A : The band
plays the music
9.
P : The basketball will be played by
the students
A : The
students will play basketball
10. P : The book
is being read by Ajeng
A : Ajeng is
reading the book
REFERENSI
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