Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2

Active and Pasive sentence

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1. Active Sentences

Active voice (active voice) is the subject of his sentence which does the job, on the contrary, the passive voice (passive voice) is the subject of his sentence in which the subject of work by the object of the sentence. Active voice is more commonly used in daily life comparedwith the passive voice. However, we often find the passive voice in newspapers, articles inmagazines and scholarly writings. Passive voice is used as the object of the active voice is more important information than its subject.

[Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action]

2. Pasive Sentence

In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing doing the action is optionally included near the end of the sentence. You can use the passive form if you think that the thing receiving the action is more important or should be emphasized. You can also use the passive form if you do not know who is doing the action or if you do not want to mention who is doing the action.

[Thing receiving action] + [be] + [past participle of verb] + [by] + [thing doing action]

Example :

-Cynthia ate six shrimp at dinner. (active)
-At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Cynthia. (passive)

-Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah. (active)
-The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes. (passive)

-Sue changed the flat tire. (active)
-The flat tire was changed by Sue. (passive)

-We are going to watch a movie tonight. (active)
-A movie is going to be watched by us tonight. (passive)

-I ran the obstacle course in record time. (active)
-The obstacle course was run by me in record time. (passive)

-The crew paved the entire stretch of highway. (active)
-The entire stretch of highway was paved by the crew. (passive)

-Winnie read the novel in one day. (active)
-The novel was read by her in one day. (passive)

-The critic wrote a scathing review. (active)
-A scathing review was written by the critic. (passive)

-I will clean the house every Saturday. (active)
-The house will be cleaned by me every Saturday. (passive)

-The staff is required to watch a safety video every year. (active)
-A safety video will be watched by the staff every year. (passive)

source :

http://demonbrando.blogspot.com/2012/04/tugas-bahasa-inggris-bisnis-2-active.html#.VRVVx4usXRY
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html