Minggu, 27 April 2014

PASSIVE VOICE, CAUSATIVE VERBS, and RELATIVE PRONOUNS



A.   PASSIVE VOICE

·         Definition : Passive Voice (Sentences Passive) is the subject of his sentences are served with a job. In other words, the subject of the sentence is the target of the activity expressed by the verb.
·         Formula :
1.      Simple Present : Simple present is a verb form to state the facts, habits, or events that occur at the present time.
Formula :
Active       : S + to be (is,am,are)
Passive      : S + to be + V3 (Past Participle)
Example :
Active       : Students speak English.
Passive      : English is spoken by students.

2.      Simple Past : Simple past is a simple form of the verb to indicate that an event occurred in the past. In the simple past tense, future events (yesterday, last two days, last year) or the period of time (for two months, for a day, for an hour) can be specifically mentioned.
Formula :
Active       : S + to be (was,were) + V2
Passive      : S+ to be + V3
Example :
Active       : He met them yesterday.
Passive      : They were met by him yesterday.

3.      Present Progressive : Present Progressive can also be called Present Continous is a form of time used to express an action, state or event that was happening at the time discussed.

Formula :
Active       : S + to be (is,am,are) + V-ing
Passive      : S + to be + being + V3
Example :
Active       : John is helping Gani.
Passive      : Gani is being helped by John.

4.      Past Progressive : past progressive tense is a verb form that is used to indicate that an action is happening at a particular time in the past. The action has been initiated but not yet completed at the time.
Formula :
Active       : S + to be (was,were)+ V-ing
Passive      : S + to be + NOT + being + V3
Example :
Active       : Doni was helping Rio.
Passive      : Rio was being helped by Doni.

5.      Present Perfect : Present perfect is a verb form used to express an action or situation that has started in the past and has been completed at a given point in time in the past or still continues today.
Formula :
Active       : S + to be (has,have) + V3
Passive      : S + to be + been + V3
Example :
Active       : She has watered this plant for a minutes.
Passive      : This plant has been watered by her for a minutes.

6.      Past Perfect : Past perfect tense is a verb form that is used to declare that an action has been completed at some point in the past before another action occurs. Action which has been completed in the past it may occur repeatedly or only once.
Formula :
Active       : S + to be (had) + V3
Passive      : S + to be + been + V3
Example :
Active       : Jery had eaten an orange.
Passive      : An orange had been eaten by Jery.

B.     CAUSATIVE VERBS
·         Definition : Causative verbs express an action which is caused to happen. In other words, when I have something done for me I cause it to happen. In other words, I do not actually do anything, but ask someone else to do it for me. This is the sense of causative verbs. Intermediate to advanced level English learners should study the causative verb as an alternative to the passive voice.
·         Formula :
1.      Make : ‘Make’ as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something.
Formula     : Subject + Make + Person + Base Form of Verb
Example    : The teacher made the students stay after class.

2.      Have : ‘Have’ as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them. This causative verb is often used when speaking about various services. There are two forms of the causative verb ‘have’
Formula     :
a.       Subject + Have + Person + Base Form of Verb
b.      Subject + Have + Object + Past Participle
Example    :
a.       They had John arrive early.
b.      She had the car washed at the weekend.
Note: This form is similar in meaning to the passive.
3.      Get : ‘Get’ is used as a causative verb in a similar way as 'have' is used with the participle. This expresses the idea that the person wants something to be done for them. The causative verb is often used in a more idiomatic manner than ‘have’.
Formula     : Subject + Get + Person + Past Participle
Example    : They got their house painted last week.

C.    RELATIVE PRONOUNS
·         Definition : Relative Pronoun is a pronoun used to introduce a clause which explains Adjective noun (noun ). The shape of the Relative Pronoun is : who, roomates, Whom, Whose, and that.
·         Formula           :
1.      Who : Has a function as a “subject” that is used to describe Noun - people, and has the meaning of  ‘is’. Who referred to as the subject pronoun ( such as the use of : I, he, she , etc )
Example : The man who speaks English every day is my grand father.

2.      Whom : Has a function as an “object” that is used to describe noun - person, and has the meaning of ‘is’. Whom is referred to as an object pronoun (such as the use of : me, his, her, etc)
Example : The woman whom you kissed last night is my sister.

3.      Which : Has a function as “subject or object” that is used to describe a noun – noun or animal and has the meaning of ‘is’.
Example : The movie which we saw last night was very good.

4.      Whose : Has a function as “kepemilikan”, which is used to describe a noun – person. Whose is used to indicate possession , Whose also have the same meaning like the use of my, our, their, etc.
Example : I know the man whose bicycle was stolen.

5.      That : Has a function as a “subject or object” that is used to describe a noun – person, noun, and animal. Has the meaning of ‘is’.
Example :  The car that I bought 3 years ago has been stolen by my own brother.


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