A. Read the reading passage below and then (1) underline all of the passive voice, and (2) change all the possible active sentence into passive voice, if it is not possible then do not change. Burglar Caught by Clever Cartoonist William Ellis Green, aged 82, was making his breakfast when he heard somebody in his garden. ‘I went out the back door and suddenly I saw this bloke running towards me. He pushed me out of the way and took my bicycle from the garden shed.’ Mr. Green did not resist, as he knew he would come off second best in fight with the intruder.’ The burglar tried to cycle away, but the tires on the bike were flat so it was difficult to ride. ‘He kept falling off the bicycle, ‘said Mr. Green, ‘at least three or four times.’ After the man had fled, Mr. Green called the local police. When they arrived, officers asked him to describe the man, but instead he offered to draw them a picture. ‘When Mr. Green started drawing.‘ said one of the police officers. ‘I knew straight away who the burglar was.’ In fact, Mr. Green had worked for more than 20 years in daily newspapers doing caricatures of Australian footballers. ‘I had no difficulty in remembering the man’s face because he was so close to me, ‘he said. Police cruised the neighborhood in a patrol car with the sketch in search of the alleged burglar and they found him within half an hour. ‘The cartoon was a perfect likeness of the burglar, ‘said another police officer. Police believe that this is the first time they have ever caught a suspect with a cartoon sketch. Phil Rushford, a senior police constable, said that in the past some victims had used their mobile phones to the photographs at crime scenes, but they had not been as effective. A 24-year-old man is expected to be charged with theft, burglary, and assault. The missing bike was later found in a road nearby.

A. Read the reading passage below and then (1) underline all of the passive voice, and (2) change all the possible active sentence into passive voice, if it is not possible then do not change.

Burglar Caught by Clever Cartoonist William Ellis Green, aged 82, was making his breakfast when he heard somebody in his garden. ‘I went out the back door and suddenly this bloke was seen by me and running towards me. I was pushed out of the way by him and my bicycle was taken from the garden shed.’ Mr. Green did not resist, as he knew he would come off second best in fight with the intruder.’ The burglar tried to cycle away, but the tires on the bike were flat so it was difficult to ride. ‘The bicycle was kept falling off  by him, ‘said Mr. Green, ‘at least three or four times.’ After the man had fled, the local police was called by Mr. Green. When they arrived, He was asked by officer to describe the man, but instead he offered to draw them a picture. ‘When Mr. Green started drawing.‘ said one of the police officers. ‘I knew straight away who the burglar was.’ In fact, Mr. Green had worked for more than 20 years in daily newspapers doing caricatures of Australian footballers. ‘I had no difficulty in remembering the man’s face because he was so close to me, ‘he said. The neighborhood was cruised by police in a patrol car with the sketch in search of the alleged burglar and he was found by them within half an hour. ‘The cartoon was a perfect likeness of the burglar, ‘said another police officer. Police believe that this is the first time they have ever caught a suspect with a cartoon sketch. Phil Rushford, a senior police constable, said that in the past their mobile phones had been used by some victims to the photographs at crime scenes, but they had not been as effective. A 24-year-old man is expected to be charged with theft, burglary, and assault. The missing bike was later found in a road nearby.

Pembahasan

Passive voice atau yang dalam bahasa Indonesia disebut kalimat pasif adalah kalimat yang mengubah kata kerja dari me- menjadi di- dan juga merubah object menjadi subject.

Rumus umum passive voice adalah:

TO BE + V3

Jika dijabarkan, maka akan menjadi sebagai berikut:

1. Simple Present = is/am/are + V3

2. Present Continous = is/am/are + being +V3

3. Simple Past = was/ were + V3

4. Past Continous = was/ were being + V3

5. Simple Future = will be +V3

6. Future continous = will be being + V3

7. Present Perfect = have/has been + V3

8. Past perfect = Had been + V3

Contoh Passive voice:

1. Dinda is called by her father.
2. I was pointed by my father to do some of his works yesterday.
3. Arjuna is being called by his father now
4. We will be taken as representatives of our city.
5. A new mobilephone has been bought by my father.

Pelajari Lebih Lanjut

1. Contoh kalimat passive voice – brainly.co.id/tugas/6541349

Detil Jawaban

Kelas: SMP

Mapel: B Inggris

Kategori: Grammar

Kata kunci: Passive Voice