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Passive Voice

The document provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice. In the active voice, the subject performs the action stated by the verb. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action performed by an implied or stated agent. For each active voice sentence using common verbs like "drink", the document gives the equivalent transformation to the passive voice by changing the verb form and moving the subject to receive the action rather than perform it. Some examples of the transformations are provided.

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Passive Voice

The document provides examples of sentences in the active and passive voice. In the active voice, the subject performs the action stated by the verb. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action performed by an implied or stated agent. For each active voice sentence using common verbs like "drink", the document gives the equivalent transformation to the passive voice by changing the verb form and moving the subject to receive the action rather than perform it. Some examples of the transformations are provided.

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PASSIVE VOICE

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ACTIVE Verb 1 My father drinks a glass of coffee (am,is,are) +Verb-ing My father is drinking a glass of coffee (have,has) + V3 My father has drunk a glass of coffee Verb 2 My father drank a glass of coffee (was,were) +Verb-ing My father was drinking a glass of coffee. had + V3 My father had drunk a glass of coffee Modals +V1 My father will drink a glass of coffee.
Exercises! Change into passive voice! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

PASSIVE (am,is,are) + V3 A glass of coffee is drunk by my father . (am,is,are)+being + V3 A glass of coffee is being drunk by my father. (have,has)+ been + V3 A glass of coffee has been drunk by my father. (was,were) + V3 A glass of coffee was drunk by my father. (was,were)+being + V3 A glass of coffee is being drunk by my father. had+ been + V3 A glass of coffee had been drunk by my father. Modals +be +V1 A glass of coffee will be drunk by my father.

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Andi opens the door. My mother is cooking soup in the kitchen. Dika has finished his assignments. Mahesa wrote a letter to his father. Adinsa was wathing a movie last night. My neighbor had left the house 6 years ago. Jhon should prepare the presentation now. Waitress and waiters serve customers.

By Yusuf Satriyono (yusufsatriyono.wordpress.com)

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