Paramitha Mansoer
Universitas Terbuka
Korea Selatan
Passive Sentences
Unit 1 Passive Sentences Unit 2 Passive Adjectives Unit 3 The use of Get in Passive Sentences Unit 4 Used to, be used to and be accustomed to
I. Find the object and place it as subject in passive sentence II. Add appropriate be into the sentence III. Transform the verb into past participle IV. Add by before the subject of active sentence V. Add adverb
The room is cleaned by Susan
! Jika be yang digunakan adalah has/have. Pada bentuk pasif tetap digunakan hanya saja ditambahkan been Contoh: Ali has painted the house -> The house has been painted by Ali
No one accepts him in his hometown after he was released from the prison. He is not accepted in his hometown after he was released from the prison.
Passive: Subject + be + being + verb (past perfect) + object Ari is writing some letters. Some letters are being written by Ari.
We should recycle papers and plastics. Papers and plastics should be recycled (by us). They must warn people that there are crocodiles in the area. People must be warned that there are crocodiles in the area (by them).
Mr. Lee offered Ani a job. A job was offered to Ani by Mr.Lee. Liana asked me a very difficult question. A very difficult question was asked to me by Liana.
Did anyone get hurt in the accident? It is getting colder. It gets dark early in the winter.
Learning point! Get + adjective berfungsi untuk mengekspresikan perubahan keadaan.
Im getting tired of his lies. I got lost on the way here. He got wounded in the fight.
Learning point! Get + past principle berfungsi, seperti adjective, yaitu untuk memberikan penjelasa tentang subjek.
Learning point! Used to digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan/kegiatan yang pernah terjadi di masa lampau.
Learning point! Beberapa kata sudah memiliki padanan preposition yang baku. Lihat buku halaman 4.30