Teori Active And Passive Voice

Dalam bahasa Inggris terdapat kalimat aktif dan kalimat pasif layaknya bahasa Indonesia. Kalimat aktif (active voice) adalah kalimat dimana subject-nya melakukan pekerjaan. Sebaliknya, kalimat pasif (passive voice) adalah kalimat dimana subjeknya dikenai pekerjaan oleh object kalimat. Active voice lebih sering digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dibandingkan dengan passive voice. Namun demikian, sering kita temukan passive voice di surat-surat kabar, artikel-artikel di majalah-majalah dan tulisan-tulisan ilmiah. Passive voice digunakan karena object dari active voice merupakan informasi yang lebih penting dibandingkan dengan subject-nya.

Contoh kalimatnya :
1. Active          : She read the book.

    Passive        : The book read by her.

2. Active          : He wash car every week.

    Passive        : Car wash by him every week.

3. Active          : Somebody holds a ceremony.

    Passive        : A ceremony is held by somebody.

4. Active          : My mother cooks rice.

    Passive        : Rice is cooked by my mother.

5. Active          : Ani buy a mango.

    Passive        : Manggo buy by Ani.

Active / Passive Verb Forms
Sentences can be active or passive. Therefore, tenses also have "active forms" and "passive forms." You must learn to recognize the difference to successfully speak English.


Active Form
In active sentences, the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active.


[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]


Examples:
The professor teaches the student.


Passive Form
In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized. You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not want to mention who is doing the action.


[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

Examples:
The student are taught by the professor