Exercises: Do the following tasks.

Task 1: Find the sentence that using passive voice

Earthquake is one of natural disaster that destroying a certain area the most. It recently
happens in Tasikmalaya, West Java Province. Earthquakes are caused by suddenly breaks of
underground rock along a fault. This sudden release a huge amount of seismic waves Energy. The
ground will be shaken when it happen. When two plates or two blocks of rock are rubbing against each
other, they will be sticked together. But, they don’t slide smoothly.

The rocks are not moving but still pushing against each other. After several times, the rocks will
be broken due to all the pressure that’s built up. When those rocks break, the earthquakes happen.
This is horrible and we have to maintain our Environment, so there will be no earthquakes happen.

Answer:

 Earthquakes are caused by suddenly breaks of underground rock along a fault. (present passive;
are+caused)
 The ground will be shaken when it happen. (simple future passive; will be+shaken)
 they will be sticked together. (Simple future passive; will be+sticked)
 The rocks will be broken due to all the pressure that’s built up. (simple future passive; will
be+broken)

Task 2: Make passive sentence based on the pictures

1. - Active : Anggi writes an essay

Passive: An essay is written by he

- Active : She was doing home work.

Passive: Home work was being done by her.

2. - Active : Father was cooking soup.

Passive: Soup was being cooked by him.

- Active : He made porridge for breakfast.

Passive: Porridge was made for breakfast.

3. - Active : He rides a horse.

Passive: A horse is riden by him.

-Active : The man is riding a horse.

2 Passive: A horse is being riden by him.
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4. - Active : Putri draw a view of mountain.

Passive: A view of mountain was drawn by her.

- Active: She paints a scene beautifully.

Passive : A scene is painted beautifully.