The document discusses the passive voice in English. It defines passive voice as sentences where the subject does not perform the action but receives it. Passive voice uses a transitive verb and has the structure of S + to be + past participle + by agent. Some sentences that cannot be changed to passive voice are nominal sentences that use forms of "to be" as the main verb, sentences with intransitive verbs that do not take objects, and sentences with certain transitive verbs like "lack", "fit", "suit", and "have" that cannot be made passive.
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• Passive voice is structure of sentences in
English were subject from the sentence
doesn’t make action but receiver of action.
• The main requirement of passive voice using
Transitive Verb (verb that requires an object ) .
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S + ToBe + Verb-3 + By Agent
Example:
(Active Voice)
Rini reads Novel.
[S] [V1] [Object]
(Passive Voice)
Novel is read by Rini.
[S] [to be] [V3] [by agent]
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Types of sentences that can not be changed to passive voice
1) Nominal sentence
Nominal sentence is English sentences that need to be (am, is, are, was,
were) as the main verb. example:
- I am beautiful.
- He is sad.
- They were tired.
2) Sentence That Uses Intransitive Verb
The type of sentence that contains a verb ( the verb ) intransitive
Or verb that no need using object.
-- I sleep there.
-- He arrives at home.
-- She dies.
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3) When we want to use passive sentence, the main requirement
is to use transitive verb.
An exception for this transitive verb below this that can’t be turn
into passive sentence event though it’s include in the transitive
verb : , Such as:
Lack (kurang) : Your mother lacks tact.
Fit (pas) : My shoes don't fit me.
Suit (Cocok) : This dress suits me well.
Have (memiliki) : They have a nice house.
Resemble (mirip) : Sylvia resembles a Greek goddnes
