Jumat, 18 Februari 2011

Passive voice

1. Simple present Active
passive
We



OB on RCTI
watched is watched OB on RCTI (by us) everyday. everyday.
2. Simple past Active
passive
Rita
A letter
wrote was written a letter by Rita yesterday. yesterday.
3. Simple Future Active
passive
My family



A villa
will rent will be rent a villa by my family for holiday. for holiday.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
  • 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)
Agent In a passive clause, we usually use a phrase beginning with by if we want to mention the agent - the person or thing that does the action, or that causes what happens.
Examples:
My mother   makes   sandwich every morning.
Subject     verb1+s/es      O            C (adv. of time)
Sandwich is made  by my mother every morning.
Subject     to be+V3      Agent               C (adv. of time)
present continuous : [ S + to be + being +V3 (past participle) present perfect: [ S + has/have + been + V3 (past participle)
present continuous Active Passive A young boy is catching a butterfly. A butterfly is being caught by a young boy.
present perfect Active Passive Yano has returned the book to the library. The book has been returned to the library by Yano.
If you want to change an active sentence which has two objects into its passive forms, there are two ways:
  1. 1. Make its indirect object into the subject of the passive sentence.
  2. 2. Make its direct object into the subject of the passive sentence.
Examples: Active: John  is giving  his girl-friend a bunch of flower. indirect object      direct object
Passive: The indirect object as the subject John’s girl-friend     is being given         a bunch of flower.
Passive: The direct object as the subject A bunch of flower    is being given to John’s girl-f

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