MODUL 2

PASSIVE
VOICE
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A. Tujuan Pembelajaran
Setelah kegiatan pembelajaran 1 ini diharapkan dapat:
• Mengidentifikasi Passive Voice dalam teks ilmiah, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.
• Menerapkan Passive Voice dalam teks ilmiah, sesuai dengan konteks
penggunaannya.

B. Uraian Materi
1. Pengertian Passive Voice (Kalimat Pasif)

Passive Voice (Kalimat Pasif) adalah kalimat yang subjeknya dikenai suatu
perbuatan atau aktivitas.

Kalau di Bahasa Indonesia, Kalimat pasif biasanya diawali oleh awalan

imbuhan ter- atau di-.

Lalu bedanya dengan kalimat aktif apa ya?

Active Voice (kalimat aktif) adalah kalimat yang subjeknya aktif melakukankegiatan
atau aktifitas. Maksudnya kalimat yang subjeknya melakukan pekerjaan atau
melakukan perbuatan.

Untuk lebih jelas lagi perhatikan contoh berikut:

Active :

Dad washes the car once a week. (Ayah mencuci mobil sekali seminggu)S
V1 O

Passive :
The car is washed by Dad once a week. (Mobil dicuci oleh ayah sekali seminggu)S
to be+V3 O

Terlihat kan perbedaannya? Hanya dibalik saja Subjek dan Objeknya loh. Subjek
pada kalimat aktif berubah menjadi Objek pada kalimat pasif, begitupun
sebaliknya.
Coba lihat-lihat lagi, ada perbedaan lainnya tidak ya? Yap betul, imbuhan dari kata
kerjanya berbeda. Untuk kata kerjanya hanya ditambahkan to be yang sesuai
dengan tensesnya dan kata kerja diubah menjadi verb 3.

2. Kegunaan Passive Voice

Kalimat pasif Passive Voices biasa dipergunakan untuk:

 a. Menjelaskan dan menggambarkan proses / to describe processes:
After the tobacco leaves have been picked, they are dried.

Several people were arrested. They will be held in custody overnight.

b. Memberi penegasan pada berita sehingga terasa lebih objektif /to convey a
more objective tone in news reports:

c. Memberi pengantar dalam kegiatan yang lebih akademikmaupun formal,

seperti surat, laporan , esei, dan perkuliahan / more academic and other
more formal settings – letters, reports, essays and lectures
It is thought that the cause of the sudden increase in …

3. BENTUK

Untuk membantuk kalimat pasif digunakan pola kalimat

Subject + Aux. Verb + V3.
Aux Verb akan berubah bentuk berdasarkan waktu kejadiannya yang dapat
dijelaskan sebagai berikut:

Sumber:https://vltclassroom.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/1/9/59191035/published/passive

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 Penjelasan lebih lengkap lagi berikut contohnya dapat Anda pelajari pada gambar
berikut. Silahkan cermati perubahannya dari kalimat aktif yang kemudian diubah
menjadi kalimat pasif

Sumber: http://coraldelrio.com/the-passive-voice/

Rumus Kalimat Pasif (Passive Voice) dan Cara Mengubah Kalimat Aktif
menjadi Kalimat Pasif

Di dalam Passive Voice, hal yang paling penting diperhatikan adalah rumus dasardari
passive voice yaitu to be (was, were, is, am, are) + Verb 3 (Kata kerja bentuk ke-3).

Lalu bagaimana cara mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif? Jangan bingung
ya. Oke supaya Anda tidak bingung, Anda bisa ikuti langkah-langkah bagaimana
cara mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif.

Langkah- langkah mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif (PassiveVoice)

dalam Simple Present Tense
1. Objek dalam kalimat aktif akan menjadi Subjek dalam kalimat pasif. (Subjek
menjadi Objek dan sebaliknya)
2. Kata kerja pertama (Verb 1) yang biasa kita gunakan pada kalimat dalam bentuk
aktif berubah menjadi to be (am/is/are) + Verb 3 ( Verb 1 menjadi to be ( is,
am, are) + Verb 3)
 Langkah- langkah mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif (PassiveVoice)
dalam Simple Past Tense

1. Objek dalam kalimat aktif akan menjadi Subjek dalam kalimat pasif. (Subjek
menjadi Objek dan sebaliknya)
2. Kata kerja kedua (Verb 2) yang biasa kita gunakan pada kalimat dalam bentuk
aktif berubah menjadi to be (was/were) + Verb 3 ( Verb 2 menjadi to be (was,
were) + Verb 3)

Langkah- langkah mengubah kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif (PassiveVoice)

dalam Simple Future Tense

1. Objek dalam kalimat aktif akan menjadi Subjek dalam kalimat pasif. (Subjek
menjadi Objek dan sebaliknya)
2. Modal verb (will) dan kata kerja pertama (Verb 1) yang biasa kita gunakan pada
kalimat dalam bentuk aktif, berubah menjadi modal verb (will) kemudian
diikuti to be (am/is/are) + Verb 3 ( Will + Verb 1 menjadi Will + be + Verb 3)

Setelah mempelajari materi ajar diatas, Pilihlah salah satu emotikon berikut untuk
menunjukan sejauh mana pemahaman Anda terkait materi yang telah dipelajari.

1 11 2

Jika Anda memilih emotikon 1, maka Anda dapat melanjutkan tahap berikutnya.
Jika emotikon 2 yang and pilih, jangan putus asa, Anda dapat kembali mempelajari
bagian yang sulit berulang kali hingga Anda paham, lalu lanjutkan ke tahap
berikutnya.

C. Rangkuman

• Passive Voice (Kalimat Pasif) adalah kalimat yang subjeknya dikenai suatu
perbuatan atau aktivitas.
• Kegunaan Passive Voice
a. Menjelaskan dan menggambarkan proses / to describe processes:
b. Memberi penegasan pada berita sehingga terasa lebih objektif /to convey a
more objective tone in news reports:
c. Memberi pengantar dalam kegiatan yang lebih akademikmaupun formal,
seperti surat, laporan , esei, dan perkuliahan / more academic and other
more formal settings – letters, reports, essays and lectures
• Bentuk Passive Voice
 Active Voice Passive Voice
Subject + infinitive + object Subject + to be + past participle + by object

D. Penugasan Mandiri
Read out each each sentence in the table below meaningfully to drill your
pronunciation. If possible, record your voice.
(Baca dengan nyaring setiap kalimat di Bagian Rangkuman untuk melatih
pengucapan Anda)
E. Latihan Soal

Task 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

ACTIVE PASSIVE
1. I write a letter. 1. A letter written.

2. I am writing a letter. 2. A letter ___________________ written.

3. I wrote a letter. 3. A letter written.

4. I was writing a letter 4. A letter ____________________written.

5. I have written A letter 5. A letter ___________________ written.

6. I had written a letter. 6. A letter ___________________ written.

7. I will write a letter. 7. A letter ____________________ written.

8. I am going to write a letter. 8. A letter ___________________ written.

9. I must write a letter. 9. A letter ___________________ written.

10. I should have writtena letter 10. A letter___________________ written.

 Task 2. Choose the correct answer
1. They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is,
because of fog….
A) All flights had cancelled
B) All flights were cancelled
C) All flights have been cancelled
D) They be cancelled
E) They are being cancelled

2. A well known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the
above sentence is, Our new office …… by a well known architect.
A) Design
B) Designed
C) Be designing
D) Is designed
E) Is being designed

3. Jupiters four moons ……. through a telescope by Galileo.

A) Were first viewed
B) First viewed
C) Had been first viewed
D) Were being first viewed
E) First being viewed

4. A : Look! The girl is crying. What happened to her just now?

B : While playing with her brother, she ____
a. kicks d. was kicking
b. kicked e. was kicked
c. will kick

5.Mela : Why do you prefer Surya Depstore to others?

Noni : Because the items ____ at a reasonable price.
a. is sold d. were sold
b. are sold e. had been sold
c. was sold

TASK 3
Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.

Example: The students wrote letters. → Letters were written by the students.

1. Our dog did not bite the cat. _______________________________________________________________

2. The mechanic repairs the car. ______________________________________________________________

3. They understand Spanish. _________________________________________________________________

4. The electricians test the fire alarm. ________________________________________________________

5. My friend bought a new car. _______________________________________________________________

6. John cleaned the bathroom. ________________________________________________________________

7. Levi Strauss invented the blue jeans. _______________________________________________________

8. They developed a new kind of washing powder. ___________________________________________

9. Snow covered the mountains. ______________________________________________________________

10. The lady gave me the keys. _________________________________________________________________

EVALUASI

Part 1. Choose one correct answer.

1. They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this
sentence?
A) Some old documents are translated by them last week.
B) Some old documents have been translated by them last week.
C) Some old documents were being translated by them last week.
D) Some old documents were translated by them last week.
E) Some old documents been translated by them last week.

2. The important email has been sent by my secretary. What is the active form of this
sentence?
A) My secretary was sending the important email
B) My secretary sends the important email
C) My secretary is sending the important email
D) My secretary has been sending the important email
E) My secretary has sent the important email

3. We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week. What is the passive form of this
sentence?
A) Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.
B) Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.
C) Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.
D) Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.
E) Our grandmother would have been visited by us next week.

4. We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ……. by famous
Indonesian painter.
A) Painting
B) Painted
C) Paint
D) Be Painting
E) Being painting

5. Two tents for our camping would .........by my mother.

A) Being bought
B) Been bought
C) Be bought
D) Bought
E) Been buying
Part II. Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice.
1. The students handed in the reports. _______________________________________________________

2. Sue puts the rucksack on the floor. ________________________________________________________

3. The policemen help the children. _________________________________________________________

4. Mother waters the flowers. ______________________________________________________________

5. They sing the song very well. _____________________________________________________________

6. Postman delivers letters at 8 everyday. ____________________________________________________

7. They make these cars in Japan. ___________________________________________________________

8. Someone smashed our window last night. __________________________________________________

9. My parents gave me some pocket money. __________________________________________________

10. They told bad news to her. ______________________________________________________________