42 Contoh Kalimat Active dan Passive Voice dan Rumusnya, Pelajari di Sini!
Jika dalam active voice terdapat transitive dan intransitive sentence, maka hanya transitive sentence yang bisa diubah menjadi passive voice. Hal ini lantaran intransitive sentence tidak memiliki objek.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice
Simple present tense
Rumus:
(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + Verb 3 + by + Object
(-) Subject + to be (was/were) + Not + Verb 3 + by + Object
Contoh:
(+) The candy is eaten by Jamal
(-) The candy is not eaten by Jamal
Simple past tense
Rumus:
(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + V3 + by + Object
(-) Subject + to be (was/were) + Not + V3 + by + Object
Contoh:
(+) My book was kept by him
(-) My book was not kept by him
Present continuous tense
Rumus:
(+) Subject + to be (am, are, is) + Being + V3 + by + Object
(-) Subject + to be (am, are, is) + Not + Being + V3 + by + Object
Contoh:
(+) The latter is being written by Gerald
(-) The latter is being written by Gerald