Tugas Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 (Softskill)

Nama              : Difa Dasa Putri

NPM               : 12211073

Kelas               : 4EA18

Passive Sentences

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Passive and Active Voices

Verbs are also said to be either active (The executive committee approved the new policy) or passive (The new policy was approved by the executive committee) in voice. In the active voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a be-er or a do-er and the verb moves the sentence along. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is neither a do-er or a be-er, but is acted upon by some other agent or by something unnamed (The new policy was approved). Computerized grammar checkers can pick out a passive voice construction from miles away and ask you to revise it to a more active construction. There is nothing inherently wrong with the passive voice, but if you can say the same thing in the active mode, do so (see exceptions below). Your text will have more pizzazz as a result, since passive verb constructions tend to lie about in their pajamas and avoid actual work.

We find an overabundance of the passive voice in sentences created by self-protective business interests, magniloquent educators, and bombastic military writers (who must get weary of this accusation), who  use the passive voice to avoid responsibility for actions taken. Thus "Cigarette ads were designed to appeal especially to children" places the burden on the ads — as opposed to "We designed the cigarette ads to appeal especially to children," in which "we" accepts responsibility. At a White House press briefing we might hear that "The President was advised that certain members of Congress were being audited" rather than "The Head of the Internal Revenue service advised the President that her agency was auditing certain members of Congress" because the passive construction avoids responsibility for advising and for auditing. One further caution about the passive voice: we should not mix active and passive constructions in the same sentence: "The executive committee approved the new policy, and the calendar for next year's meetings was revised" should be recast as "The executive committee approved the new policy and revised the calendar for next year's meeting."

Take the quiz (below) as an exercise in recognizing and changing passive verbs.

The passive voice does exist for a reason, however, and its presence is not always to be despised. The passive is particularly useful (even recommended) in two situations:

• When it is more important to draw our attention to the person or thing acted upon: The unidentified victim was apparently struck during the early morning hours.
• When the actor in the situation is not important: The aurora borealis can be observed in the early morning hours.

The passive voice is especially helpful (and even regarded as mandatory) in scientific or technical writing or lab reports, where the actor is not really important but the process or principle being described is of ultimate importance. Instead of writing "I poured 20 cc of acid into the beaker," we would write "Twenty cc of acid is/was poured into the beaker." The passive voice is also useful when describing, say, a mechanical process in which the details of process are much more important than anyone's taking responsibility for the action: "The first coat of primer paint is applied immediately after the acid rinse."

We use the passive voice to good effect in a paragraph in which we wish to shift emphasis from what was the object in a first sentence to what becomes the subject in subsequent sentences.

The executive committee approved an entirely new policy for dealing with academic suspension and withdrawal. The policy had been written by a subcommittee on student behavior. If students withdraw from course work before suspension can take effect, the policy states, a mark of "IW". The paragraph is clearly about this new policy so it is appropriate that policy move from being the object in the first sentence to being the subject of the second sentence.

Passive Sentences Rumus

1.      Passive Voice [Simple Present Tense]

Pattern = Subject + to be + Verb3

2.      Passive Voice [Present Continous Tense]

Pattern = Subject + to be + being + Verb3

3.      Passive Voice [Present Perfect Tense]

Pattern = Subject + have/has + been + Verb3

4.      Passive Voice [Simple Past Tense]

Pattern = Subject + to be (was – were) + Verb 2

5.      Passive Voice [Past Continous Tense]

Pattern = Subject + to be (was – were) + Verb3

6.      Passie Voice [Past Perfect Tense]

Pattern = Subject + had + been + Verb3 

7.      Passive Voice [Simple Future Tense]

Pattern = Subject + will + be + Verb3

8.      Passive Voice [Future Continous Tense]

Pattern = Subject + will be + being + Verb3

9.      Passive Voice [Future Perfect Tense]

Pattern = Subject + will have + been + Verb3

Example :

1.      The novel was read by mom in one day                                             (Passive)

Mom read the novel in one day                                                          (Active)

2.      A movie is going to be watched by us tonight                                   (Passive)

We are going to watch a movie tonight                                              (Active)

3.      The students questions are always answered by the teacher              (Passive)

The teacher always answers the students                                           (Active)

4.      Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter                   (Passive)

Niall generously donated money to the homeless shelter                   (Active)

5.      For the bake sale, two dozen cookies will be baked by Taylor          (Passive)

Taylor will bake two dozen cupcakes for the bake sale                      (Active)

6.      The video was posted on Path by Kevin                                            (Passive)

Kevin posted the video on Path                                                         (Active)

7.      Sugar cane Is raised by some people in Hawaii                                  (Passive)

Some people raise sugar cane in Hawaii                                             (Active)

8.      At dinner, shrimp and French fries were eaten by Brittany               (Passive)

Brittany ate shrimp and french fries at dinner                                    (Active)

9.      The house will be cleaned by me every saturday                                (Passive)

I will clean the house every saturday                                                  (Active)

10.  The entire house was painted by Chloe                                              (Passive)

Chloe painted the entire house                                                           (Active)

Referensi

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm

https://alwaysfriend.wordpress.com/rumus-passive-voice/

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html

Tugas Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 (Softskill)

Nama                   : Difa Dasa Putri

NPM                    : 12211073

Kelas                    : 4EA18

Tugas                   : Bahasa Inggris

My Hobby

           

Hello, my name is Difa Dasa Putri. First of all, I’m gonna tell you about my hobby. I have so many hobbies. My first hobbies is reading novel, comic, magazine and many more. My favorite novel is Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, The Hunger Games Trilogy, Percy Jackson Series and i like a novel by John Green very much. I find out lately that giving time to myself in reading is making me enjoy it, plus it also helps my english as well. I’d like to read comic, especially Detective Conan, Black Butler and Kuroko’s Basketball. I’d like to bought some novel and comic at Gramedia and a bookstore who have complete collection book. I usually go to bookstore with my friend and my family. Last month i bought a book i really wanted to read and love that story so much, the title is Fifth Shades Of Grey. I think that reading is good, because it builds my language and it separates me for a short time from a lot activities and makes me enjoy my time, and books provide the reader with so much information and facts. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living. Otherwise i would go about ignorantly learning the hard way. So, i continue to read. Besides being more informed about the world, i also spend my time profitably. It is indeed a good hobby. My second hobbies is watching movies. My favorite genre movies are action, romance, comedy and horror. One of my favorite movie are Love Rosie and all of Marvel’s Company. My third hobbies are listening music. Because music makes me tension free and i hope everyone like enjoying music, it gives me a peaceful mind.  I kinda like indie music but i love pop music a lot. And i dedicated my time to fangirling over British-Irish band named One Direction, American punk-rock band All Time Low, American women singer Taylor Swift, Japanese band L’Arc~en~Ciel, One Ok Rock, Monkey Majik, and Scandal. This time I’d like to heard pop music from One Direction. Let me telling you about a bit of my journey this month, I loved this band and I’ve been waiting them for over 5 years and 25th of March finally they came to my country. I bought the ticket and goin to their concert in Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta. It was the best day of my life ever. Ps, Harry Styles is the cutest human I’ve ever seen. I’ve spend my money to buying all of their stuffs like their album, T-shirt, posters, and many more. I bought their stuffs at bookstore and music store in my city. My fourth hobbies are playing computer and games. When it’s raining or it’s bad weather, i usually stay at home. Than i play computer or games. When i play computer and games, the time goes on very fast. So when i look on the watches, i’m always surprised how quickly i can spend the time. When it’s nice weather like sunny without clouds, i go out with my friends. Sometimes we go to Mall, where we can hangout. My fifth hobbies are drawing (make cartoon and many more). It makes my mind free and inspire me to create something from my mind. When i am blue, i cheer myself up by drawing something so that i can make myself happy. Drawing is a way for me to show my crativity. However drawing is not as easy as it seems to be. It needs a lot of devotion as well as practice. I can  never feel bored when i have my colors with me. My colors are my best friend. I like drawing since i was 10 years old. I like to make cartoon things look realistic through drawing. Drawing is the perfect way to make things look alive. I have decorate my room with a lot of my drawing. Last year i gift my parents with my drawing on their anniversaries because they are very fond of my drawing and always encourage me to practice more. Drawing has now become the most important part of my life. But most of the times i am unable to take out much time due to my studies an social life. But i still manage to take out sometime and practice to improve my drawing. My sixth hobbies is cooking. I have to cook homemade meals, because they are healthy, and nutrisions to eat. My favorite things that i like to cook are Pancake and many more. Cooking to me is also an enjoyable thing to do as well as it being a special hobby. It helps me relax and helps me keep my mind active. I love to try new items and cook things that i never would have even attempted before in addition, my mother always helps me and enjoying it. My seventh hobbies is traveling. Because, sometimes whan i feel bored, i want refreshments in my life. I just go out and decide to travel.