passive voice

Bentuk Kalimat Passive diantaranya adalah :
1. Passive Imperative Sentence

* Help the poor (active)
* Let the poor be helped (passive)

2. Passive Infinitive

* It is time to send the letter (active)
* It is time for the letter to be sent (passive)

3. Negative Passive Imperative Sentence

* Don’t wait for me (active)
* You are advised not to wait for me (passive)

4. Passive Sentence with Verbs of Perception

* This food tastes delicious (active)
* This food is delicious when it is tasted (passive)

5. Passive Sentence with Certain Verbs followed by “that-clause”

* We regretted that the principal had to resign from office (active)
* It was regretted that the principal had to resign from office (passive)

6. Passive Sentence with Nouns or Adjectives as Complements

* I consider her very pretty (active)
* She is considered very pretty (passive)

7. Passive Sentence with two objects

* He gave me a book (active)
* A book was given to me by him (passive 1)
* I was given a book by him (passive 2)

8. Passive Sentence with Gerund Verbs

* The teacher enjoyed teaching the students (active)
* The students enjoyed being taught by the teacher (passive)

9. Agent consisting long expression at the end of sentence

* We were all surprised by her sudden announcement to get married
* I was confused by his plan to stop the ongoing project and begin a new one.

10.Passive Sentence with unique verbs

* This wall needs to be painted (sama dengan)
* This wall needs painting.