NANDA ALMA M.YUSRIL HIDAYAT SUSILO AJI What is passive voice ?
The passive voice is a grammatical
construction (specifically, a "voice"). The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as Our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence or clause in the passive voice. Generic structure of passive voice Passive : O + to be + V3 + by + S 1. Simple Present Tense Passive : To be(is, am, are) + V3 2. Past tense Passive : To be(was, were) + V 3. Past Continous Tense Passive : To be(is, am, are) + Being V3 To be(was, were) + Being V3 4. Present Perfect Continous Tense Passive : been + being V3 5. Future Tense Passive : Be + being V3 Example Raditya Dika give novel Marmut Merah Jambu to Sherina 1. Make its indirect object into the subject of the passive sentences = Sherina is given novel Marmut merah jambu 2. Make its direct object into the subject of the passive sentence = Novel Marmut merah jambu is given to sherina