Passive Voice

Definition of Passive Voice

Passive voice is a form of sentence in which the subject of the sentence is the one who receives the action, not the one who takes the action.

The function of the passive voice

Passive voice is used to show interest in a person or object that is subjected to an action and not a person or object performing the action.

Example

• The house was built in 1654. (kita tertarik dengan rumahnya, bukan siapa yang membangunnya.) 
•  The road is being repaired. (kita tertarik dengan jalannya, bukan siapa yang melakukan perbaikan.)

Sometimes, using passive voice is because you don't know or don't want to say who did the action.

Example

• I noticed that a window had been left open.  
• All the cookies have been eaten.

Forms a passive voice

Passive voice with infinitives

The passive infinitive is used after a modal verb (a modal verb), and other verbs are usually followed by an infinitive.

Example

• John might be promoted next year. 
• She wants to be invited to the party. 
• I expect to be surprised on my birthday.

Passive voice with gerunds

The gerund is used after a preposition, and verbs are usually followed by a gerund.

Example

• I remember being taught to drive.   
• The children are excited about being taken to the zoo.

Using 'to be born'

To be born is the passive form and is usually used in the past tense. However, in some cases, the present or future tense can be used.

Example

• I was born in 1976.  
• Where were you born?  
• We don't know on exactly which day the baby will be born.

The following table changes from Active Voice of all tenses to Passive Voice

Dialogue about the passive voice

https://youtu.be/xzsZ0wL3v-s

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

By Eurythmics

https://youtu.be/h1MzmuquU-w

*Sweet dreams are made of this (Impian-impian manis terbuat dari ini)

  Who am I to disagree? (Siapalah aku untuk tidak setuju?)

  I travel the world (Aku menjelajah dunia)

  And the seven seas (Dan ketujuh samudera)

  Everybody's looking for something. (Tiap orang mencari sesuatu)

**Some of them want to use you (Beberapa dari mereka ingin memanfaatkanmu)

    Some of them want to get used by you (Beberapa dari mereka ingin kau manfaatkan)

    Some of them want to abuse you (Beberapa dari mereka ingin menganiaya-mu)

    Some of them want to be abused. (Beberapa dari mereka ingin dianiaya.)

(Back to *)

***Hold your head up - Keep your head up - Movin' on (Tegakkan kepalamu -Jaga kepalamu tetap tegak-Teruslah bergerak maju)

      Hold your head up - Movin' on - Keep your head up - Movin' on (Tegakkan kepalamu - Teruslah bergerak maju- Jaga kepalamu tetap tegak)

      Hold your head up - Movin' on - Keep your head up - Movin' on

      Hold your head up - Movin' on - Keep your head up.

(Back to **)

Sweet dreams are made of this... (4x and fade).

Question

Her first novel _____ tomorrow morning.

    a. is launched

    b. was launched

    c. will be launched

    ANS : C

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Future (tomorrow morning), maka jawaban paling tepat adalah will be + V3.