ARTICLE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

NAMA : TASYA NADINDA PUTRI

KELAS : 1EA 19

NPM : 17216310

DOSEN : Agus Necholase 

BAHASA INGGRIS 2

Active voice
In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.
    These examples show that the subject is  doing the verb's action.
            
Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences, the sentences are said to be in the active voice.

Passive voice
One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.
    Note in these examples how the subject-verb relationship has changed.
            
Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.
NOTE:   Colorful parrots live in the rainforests cannot be changed to passive voice because the sentence does not have a direct object.
To change a sentence from active to passive voice, do the following:
    1.  Move  the active sentence's direct object into the sentence's subject  slot
             
    2. Place the active sentence's subject into a  phrase beginning with the preposition by
              
    3.  Add a form of the auxiliary verb be to the main verb and change the  main verb's form
              
Because passive voice sentences necessarily add words and change the normal doer-action-receiver of action direction, they may make the reader work harder to understand the intended meaning.
As the examples below illustrate, a sentence in  active voice  flows more smoothly and is easier to understand than the same sentence in  passive voice.
             
            
It is generally preferable to use the ACTIVE voice.

To change a passive voice sentence into an active voice sentence, simply reverse the steps shown above.
    1.  Move  the passive sentence's subject into the active  sentence's  direct object slot
             
    2.  Remove  the auxiliary verb be from the main verb and change main verb's form if needed
            
    3. Place the passive sentence's object of the preposition by into the subject slot.
           
Because it is more direct, most writers prefer to use the active voice whenever possible.
The passive voice may be a better choice, however, when

• the doer of the action is unknown, unwanted, or unneeded in the sentence

             Examples
             

• the writer wishes to emphasize the action of the sentence rather than the doer of the action

            Examples
               

• the writer wishes to use passive voice for sentence variety.

Example 

1. The kid has broken the window.

        Passive voice:

(A) The window has been broken by the kid.

(B) The window will be broken by the kid.

(C) The window is being broken by the kid.

(D) The window is broken by the kid.

Pada soal ini jawaban yang paling tepat adalah A. Mengapa? Karena kalimat pada soal diatas mengacu kepada Present Perfect Tense (has broken) adalah kata kuncinya, jadi apabila sebuah kalimat aktif menggunakan Present Perfect Tense maka anda harus menjawab dengan mengunakan struktur berikut ini To be (has/have been + V3) anda harus menyesuaikan To be dengan Subjek kalimat Pasif yaitu The window (singular) oleh sebab itu To be yang digunakan adalah has been.

2. Sam has taken an English course.

        Passive voice is:

(A) Sam has been taken an English course.

(B) An English course taken by Sam.

(C) An English course has been taken by Sam.

(D) English courses have taken by Sam.

Pada soal ini jawaban yang paling tepat adalah C. Mengapa? Karena kalimat pada soal diatas mengacu kepada Present Perfect Tense (has taken) adalah kata kuncinya, jadi apabila sebuah kalimat aktif menggunakan Present Perfect Tense maka anda harus menjawab dengan mengunakan struktur berikut ini To be (has/have been + V3) anda harus menyesuaikan To be dengan Subjek kalimat Pasif yaitu An English Course (singular) oleh sebab itu To be yang digunakan adalah has been.

3. The students are using the computers now.

        Passive voice is:

(A) The computers are being used by the students now.

(B) The computers are used by them now.

(C) The computers were used by them now.

(D) The computers is being used by them now.

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>>> Ulasan:

Pada soal ini jawaban yang paling tepat adalah A. Mengapa? Karena kalimat pada soal diatas mengacu kepada Present Countinuous Tense (are using/ now) adalah kata kuncinya, jadi apabila sebuah kalimat aktif menggunakan Present Countinuous Tense maka anda harus menjawab dengan mengunakan struktur berikut ini To be (is/am/are being + V3) anda harus menyesuaikan To be dengan Subjek kalimat Pasif yaitu The computers (plural) oleh sebab itu To be yang digunakan adalah are being.

 

Rewrite the sentences in Active voice.

1. .The ring was founded by intan and santi.
   intan and santi founded the ring.
2. Football is played by the boys.
   The boys play football.
3. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
   Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

daftar pusaka 

https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/active

http://www.ilmubahasainggris.com/inilah-contoh-soal-active-and-passive-voice-untuk-pemula-lengkap-dengan-jawaban/
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