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PASSIVE VOICE
NPM : 190910145
2019/2020
Passive Voice
Use of Passive
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.
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:
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
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)
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Example question
1. "Have you been informed about the exact number of victims of the train crash?"
"Yes, ....... to the headquarters of."
A. they are faxed
B. has faxed
C. the victims fax
D. it has been faxed
E. was fax it
Jawaban : D
Pembahasan : Soal menunjukkan bahwa kita diberi informasi (pasif) dan kata ganti dari the
exact number of victims .... (tunggal) adalah it.
3. “Why are you pale?”. “as usual, I ……..for the dorm-rent by the landlady”
a. am dunning
b. am dunned
c. dun
d. am to be dunned
e. am to dun
jawabannya: B
Penjelasan: dalam kalimat aktifnya kita bisa melihat bahwa terdapat kata “by” yang kita
ketahui sebagai identitas kalimat pasif, jadi menggunakan rumus “O+to be + Verb 3”
4. "Why can't I find the file on the annual report in the computer?"
"Because it .... in the hard disk."
A. was not saving
B. not saved
C. did not saved
D. not being saved
E. was not saved
Jawaban : E
Pembahasan : Subject "It" menandakan bentuk pasif, (to be + V3).
5. "There was no longer a rule for the youth to enter millitary service in Britain.
Really, when .... ?"
A. was It abolishing
B. did it abolish
C. was it abolished
D. was it to be abolished
E. to be abolished
Jawaban : C
Pembahasan : Kalimat pertanyaan dengan bentuk pasif menggunakan (to be + S + V3)
6. They had just been living in that house for two years when ..... by fire.
A. destroyed
B. had destroyed
C. was destroyed
D. be destroyed
E. was destroying
Jawab : C
Pembahasan : Melihat kata 'by' yang bermakna oleh' lebih cenderung pasif. Jadi jawabannya
yang tepat hanya C.
11. The headmaster would like the school yard ...... by every student before tomorrow.
A. sweep
B. sweeping
C. have swept
D. to be swept
E. already swept
Jawab : B
Pembahasan : Predikat would like selalu diikuti keterangan dengan bentuk "to infinitive" kata
"by” bermakna "oleh" (pasif) sehingga menjadi "to be + V3"
a. the clothes was washed Many moms in the edge of the river
b. Many moms were being washed in the edge of the river
c. Many moms were washed in the edge of the river
d. the clothes were wash Many moms in the edge of the river
e. the clothes were being washed Many moms in the edge of the river
jawabannya: E
penjelasan : dalam kalimat aktifnya kita bisa melihat bahwa subjek adalah many moms
(banyak ibu-ibu) adalah subjek , were washing (jenis past continuous tense), the clothes
(baju-baju) sebagai objek dan in the edge of the river adalah kata keterangan tempat (place
adverb)
15. One of the teachers rang the break bell to announce the student that it is break time, so
the examination …….. next time
a. is cancelled
b. was cancelled
c. will canceled
d. will be cancelled
e. has been cancelled
jawabannya: D
penjelasan: dalam kalimat aktifnya kita bisa melihat bahwa subjek adalah the examination
(ulangan) adalah subjek , dan kita dibantuk dengan kata keterangan waktu (time adverb)
berupa next time dan merupakan keterangan waktu the present future tense, sehingga
menggunkaan rumus will + be + verb 3