EXPLANATION TEXT PART 2

September 07, 2021

Passive voice and active voice

The general structure of the active voice and passive voice forms of the same sentence is as follows:

Active Voice : Subject + Verb + Object

Passive Voice : Object + Verb + Subject

In addition to the arrangement of objects and subjects played, the form of verbs in sentences in both voices also changes. In the example sentence above, you can see that there are changes in the main verb (wash, bought) as well as the auxiliary verb (are, was) of the two voices above. Passive Voice only uses the third form of the verb or it can also be called the Past Participle. As for the auxiliary verb changes depending on the rules for using tenses in voices.

Example :

Active Voice: S + V (s/es) + O

=> My sister draws different art paintings every single day.

Passive Voice: O + to be (is/am/are) + past participle + (by S)

=> Art paintings are drawn every single day by my sister.

Rules for changing active voice to passive one

1. Identify the subject the verb, and the object

2. Change the subject into subject

3. Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. In case the helping verb is given, use the same verb but note that the helping verb given agrees with the object

4. Change the verb into the past participle form

5. Add the preposition by

6. Change the subject into object

Example :

1. The flat tire was changed by Sue.

2. The novel was read by Mom in one day.

3. The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday.

4. The entire house was painted by Tom.

5. That piece is really enjoyed by the choir.

Do the exercise part D & E (page 20-21) from the module above and attach the photo in your blog!