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Pengertian Passive Voice

Sebelum beranjak ke contoh soal, ada baiknya kita pelajari dulu pengertian singkat tentang
passive voice. Passive voice merupakan suatu bentuk kalimat di mana subjek kalimat adalah
yang menerima aksi, bukan yang melakukan aksi.

Kalau active voice fokus terhadap yang melakukan aksi atau doer of action, sedangkan passive
voice fokus terhadap objek yang menerima akibat dari aksi tersebut atau receiver of action.

Berikut ini rumusan passive voice.

Nah, dengan pengertian singkat dan rumusan di atas, apakah kalian sudah mulai mengerti,
Quipperian? Jika sudah, yuk kita lanjut ke latihan soal di bawah ini.

Latihan Soal Passive Voice

Pilihlah jawaban passive voice yang tepat bagi kalimat aktif yang ada pada soal.

1. Mommy cleans the room every day. Passive voice is:

a. The room was clean by mommy every day


b. The room is clean by mommy every day
c. The room is cleaned by mommy every day
d. Mommy is cleaned the room every day
e. The room was being cleaned by mommy every day

2. My uncle fixed the toy yesterday. Passive voice is:


a. My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday
b. The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday
c. The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday
d. My uncle was being fixed the toy yesterday
e. The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday

3. Joe has taken a Mandarin course. Passive voice is:


a. Joe has been taken a Mandarin course
b. A Mandarin course taken by Joe
c. A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe
d. Mandarin courses have taken by Joe
e. Mandarin course will be taken by Joe

Pilihlah jawaban yang passive voice paling tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat pada soal.

1. In the 1920’s, this TV _____.


a. is manufactured
b. was manufactured
c. will be manufactured

2. She _____ to my wedding party.


a. are invited
b. have been invited
c. has been invited

3. Her first novel _____ tomorrow morning.


a. is launched
b. was launched
c. will be launched

1. They translated some old documents last week. What is the passive form of this sentence?

A) Some old documents are translated by them last week.


B) Some old documents have been translated by them last week.
C) Some old documents were being translated by them last week.
D) Some old documents were translated by them last week.
E) Some old documents been translated by them last week.

2. The important email has been sent by my secretary. What is the active form of this sentence?

A) My secretary was sending the important email


B) My secretary sends the important email
C) My secretary is sending the important email
D) My secretary has been sending the important email
E) My secretary has sent the important email

3. We’ll be visiting our grandmother next week. What is the passive form of this sentence?
A) Our grandmother will be being visited by us next week.
B) Our grandmother will be visited by us next week.
C) Our grandmother would be visited by us next week.
D) Our grandmother would be being visited by us next week.
E) Our grandmother would have been visited by us next week.

4. We can see many beautiful paintings in this exhibition. They were ……. by famous Indonesian
painter.
A) Painting
B) Painted
C) Paint
D) Be Painting
E) Being painting

5. Two tents for our camping would …….. by my mother.


A) Being bought
B) Been bought
C) Be bought
D) Bought
E) Been buying

6. They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is, because of
fog….

A) All flights had cancelled


B) All flights were cancelled
C) All flights have been cancelled
D) They be cancelled
E) They are being cancelled

7. A well known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the above sentence is,
Our new office …… by a well known architect.

A) Design
B) Designed
C) Be designing
D) Is designed
E) Is being designed

8. Jupiters four moons ……. through a telescope by Galileo.


A) Were first viewed
B) First viewed
C) Had been first viewed
D) Were being first viewed
E) First being viewed

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