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    Good morning Guys, How are you? I hope you are all in good condition. Welcome back to our subject, English 2 subject. 

    Today you are in the 14th meetings and  we are going to study and discuss about structure with the topic is Passive Voice. In this time I shared the material of Passive Voice in 5 basic tenses. There are the explanations and the exercises for each of Passive Voice. I also shared the video to add more your knowledge about this topic. Please pay attention and read first about the explanation after that we will discuss about this topic in discussion forum. 

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    • the materials of Passive Voice Pelajaran
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      Use of Passive

      Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

      Example: My bike was stolen.

      In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

      Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

      Example: A mistake was made.

      In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

      Form of Passive

      Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

      Example: A letter was written.

      When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:

      • the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
      • the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
      • the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped

      Functions of the passive voice

      The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

      Examples
      • The passive voice is used frequently. (= we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.)
      • The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who built it.)
      • The road is being repaired. (= we are interested in the road, not in the people who are doing the repairs.)

      Sometimes we use the passive voice because we don't know or do not want to express who performed the action.

      Examples
      • I noticed that a window had been left open.
      • Every year thousands of people are killed on our roads.
      • All the cookies have been eaten.
      • My car has been stolen!

      The passive voice is often used in formal texts. Switching to the active voice will make your writing clearer and easier to read.

      PassiveActive
      A great deal of meaning is conveyed by a few well-chosen words.A few well-chosen words convey a great deal of meaning.
      Our planet is wrapped in a mass of gases.A mass of gases wrap around our planet.
      Waste materials are disposed of in a variety of ways.The city disposes of waste materials in a variety of ways.

      If we want to say who or what performs the action while using the passive voice, we use the preposition by. When we know who performed the action and are interested in him, it is always better to switch to the active voice instead.

      PassiveActive
      "A Hard Day's Night" was written by the Beatles.The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's Night".
      The movie ET was directed by Spielberg.Spielberg directed the movie ET.
      This house was built by my father.My father built this house.

      Forming the passive voice

      The passive voice in English is composed of two elements:
      the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle

      AffirmativeNegativeInterrogativeNegative interrogative
      The house was built in 1899.The house wasn't built in 1899.Was the house built in 1899?Wasn't the house built in 1899?
      These houses were built in 1899.These houses weren't built in 1899.Were these houses built in 1899?Weren't these houses built in 1899?
      To clean, passive voice
      Subject+ to be (conjugated)+ past participle+ rest of sentence
      Simple present
      The houseiscleanedevery day.
      Present continuous
      The houseis beingcleanedat the moment.
      Simple past
      The housewascleanedyesterday.
      Past continuous
      The housewas beingcleanedlast week.
      Present perfect
      The househas beencleanedsince you left.
      Past perfect
      The househad beencleanedbefore they arrived.
      Future
      The housewill becleanednext week.
      Future continuous
      The housewill be beingcleanedtomorrow.
      Present conditional
      The housewould becleanedif they had visitors.
      Past conditional
      The housewould have beencleanedif it had been dirty.
      Inifinitive
      The housemust becleanedbefore we arrive.


    • Video the passive voice Halaman
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    • Discussion Forum
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      Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

      1. John collects money. - 
      2. Anna opened the window. - 
      3. We have done our homework. - 
      4. I will ask a question. - 
      5. He can cut out the picture. - 
      6. The sheep ate a lot. - 
      7. We do not clean our rooms. - 
      8. William will not repair the car. - 
      9. Did Sue draw this circle? - 
      10. Could you feed the dog? - 
      please do these exercises and write your answer in this forum.