Passive Voice

2. Two books are being read (by him).

3. Two books were read (by him).

4. Two books were being read (by him).

5. Two books have been read (by him).

6. Two books had been read (by him).

7. Two books will be read (by him).

8. Two books are going to be read (by him).

9. Two books must be read (by him).

10. Two books should have been read (by him).

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Preface

Passive voiceadalah salah satugrammatical voice yang ada di bahasa Inggris.

Jika pada active voicesubyek kalimat adalahpelaku aksiatau disebutagent, dalam passive voicesubyek kalimat adalahpenerima aksiatau dalam istilah linguistik disebutpatient (obyek langsung) atau recipient (obyek tidak langsung).

Konstruksi kalimat aktif :

agent + tensed verb/verb phrase + patient

Konstruksi kalimat pasif:

patient + tensed be + past participle of verb (+ by agent)

Contoh:

Active: Mrs Lee opens the windows.

Passive: The windows are opened by Mrs Lee.

• Mrs Lee ➠ agent
• opens ➠ presentform of the verbopen
• the windows ➠ patient
• are ➠ presentform ofbe
• opened ➠ past participleform of the verbopen

Note: by agent tidak perludigunakan jika agent berupapronoun (I, you, he, someone, dll.) atau general nounsepertipeople.

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Explication

Pada kalimat-kalimat di atas, agentadalahhe. Karena by harus diikuti obyek, maka subyek heberubah menjadi obyekhim.

Patientadalahtwo books, jamak. Jadi, bedalampresentdanpastnya juga dalam jamak, yaitu aredanwere.

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Details

Year: 9

Subject: English

Category: Grammar - Passive Voice

Code: 9.5.5

Keywords: passive voice, agent, patient