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Subject : Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2
Active and Passive Sentences
1. Active Sentences
Active voice (active voice) is the subject of his sentence which does the job, on the contrary, the passive voice (passive voice) is the subject of his sentence in which the subject of work by the object of the sentence. Active voice is more commonly used in daily life comparedwith the passive voice. However, we often find the passive voice in newspapers, articles inmagazines and scholarly writings. Passive voice is used as the object of the active voice is more important information than its subject.
2. Passive Sentences
Passive sentence is a sentence that is the subject subjected to the work or subject to the act. If we want to make passive sentences in the simple present tense, we require is, am, are.Here is the formula to make passive sentences in the simple present tense.
• Positive : Subject + is / am / are + past participle / V3• Negative : Subject + is / am / are + Not + Past Participle• Question : is / am / are + Subject + Past Participle
Characteristic features:
• The subject as a patient.• The meaning of the verb prefix in-, most, or, ter-right.• The passive voice in English always wear verb 3rd / past participle.
Examples:
Present:
Active: He brings the book.
Passive: The book is brought by him.
Active: Sule is cleaning the floor
Passive: The floor is being cleaned by Sule
Past:
Active: Andre was cooking the noodle.
Passive: The noodle was being cooked by Andre.
Active: The man had watched The Minnions.
Passive: The Minnions had been watched by the man.
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