PASSIVE VOICE

Aurduri Bridge …(1) in 1990 and it ……(2) by President Soeharto. It’s located in Jambi Province.

• is built

• will be built

• were built

• was built

Pilih Jawaban Yang benar

• Rendang are cooked by mother in the kitchen

• Rendang were cooked by mother in the kitchen

• Rendang was cooked by mother in the kitchen

• Rendang is cooked by mother in the kitchen

Mommy cleans the room every day.

Passive voice is:

• The room was clean by mommy every day

• The room is cleaned by mommy every day

• The room was being cleaned by mommy every day

• Mommy is cleaned the room every day

Answer explanation

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan B. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple Present Tense (cleans, every day), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To Be (is/am/are) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan B.

“They visited grandmother”, bentuk passive voice-nya adalah:

• Grandmother was visited by them

• Grandmother are visited by them. 

• b. Grandmother were visited by them

• c. Grandmother is visited by them

Her first novel _____ tomorrow morning.

• is launched

• was launched

• will be launched

• were launched

Answer explanation

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

Joe has taken a Mandarin course.

Passive voice is:

• Joe has been taken a Mandarin course

• A Mandarin course taken by Joe

• A Mandarin course has been taken by Joe

• Mandarin course will be taken by Joe

Answer explanation

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan C. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Present Perfect Tense (has taken), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (has/have been) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan C.

In the 1920’s, this TV _____.

• is manufactured

• was manufactured

• will be manufactured

• were manufactured

Answer explanation

Struktur kalimat merupakan Simple Past Tense (1920 = masa lampau), maka jawaban paling tepat adalah To be (was/were) + V3.

She _____ to my wedding party.

• are invited

• have been invited

• has been invited

• is invited

Answer explanation

Cara mudah untuk menjawab pertanyaan di atas adalah pelihat subjek kalimat, yaitu “She”, maka cara cepatnya carilah To be yang sesuai dengan subjek She.

• 1-2-3-4-5-6

• 6-5-4-3-2-1

• 4-5-3-2-6-1

• 4-5-2-3-6-1

My uncle fixed the toy yesterday.

Passive voice is:

• The toy was fixed by my uncle yesterday

• My uncle was fixed the toy yesterday

• The toy had been fixed by my uncle yesterday

• The toy was fix by my uncle yesterday

Answer explanation

Jawaban yang paling tepat adalah pilihan A. Untuk menjawab soal passive voice, kalian harus melihat kalimat aktifnya. Pada soal di atas, kalimat aktif menunjukkan jenis kalimat Simple Past Tense (fixed, yesterday), maka struktur passive voice-nya adalah To be (was/were) + V3. Jawaban paling tepat untuk struktur ini adalah pilihan A.