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Umumnya pada kalimat aktif, pelaku dari sebuah kegiatan atau aksi, atau si agen, muncul di awal
kalimat dan menjadikannya subyek dari kata kerja yang mengikutinya. Sedangkan orang lain atau
benda menjadi obyeknya. Perhatikan contoh berikut:
Namun, jika kalian ingin fokus pada orang lain atau benda yang dikenai aksi, kalian bisa
menjadikan orang atau benda tersebut menjadi subyek dari kalimat dengan menggunakan kalimat
pasif. Contohnya:
I don’t know who did it, but my pet rabbit has I don’t know who did it, but someone has let
been let out. out my pet rabbit.
I had the feeling that I was being followed. I had the feeling that someone was following
me.
2. Saat orang yang membaca atau yang mendengarkan sudah tahu jelas siapa pelaku/ si
agen. (obvious agent)
Perhatikan contoh kalimat pasif berikut:
Kalimat pasif Kalimat aktif
I had been instructed to remove all the ash My boss has instructed me to remove all the
trays. ash trays.
She discovered that she was being paid She discovered that the firm was paying her
less than her male colleagues. less than her male colleagues.
3. Saat pelaku/si agen tidak penting untuk diketahui (not important who or what to
perform)
Perhatikan contoh kalimat pasif berikut:
Kalimat pasif Kalimat aktif
‘Do you want a lift?’ ‘No, thanks, I’m being ‘Do you want a lift?’ ‘No, thanks, someone is
picked up.’ picking me up.’
In the next session of parliament, new laws In the next session of parliament, the
will be introduced aimed at stopping government will introduce new laws aimed at
domestic violence. stopping domestic violence.
All the Beatles records ca be borrowed from You can borrow all the Beatles records from
the central library. the central library.
Passive: RainExpert 3 tires are designed (by us) to perform effectively when driving in the wet
S passive verb O