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| Gambar 1. Voice TOEFL Writing Skill |
Baca Juga: Active Vs Passive Voice
VOICE
1. Kalimat pasif lebih
disukai ketika pelaku (dalam sebuah kalimat) tidak diketahui atau tidak penting
untuk diketahui. Perhatikan contoh
kalimat berikut ini!
- The cure for cancer will probably be discovered by some unknown scientist in a laboratory.
- That church was built in 1549. (Who built the church is unimportant and not mentioned.)
Baca Juga:
2. Kalimat pasif
seringkali digunakan ketika membahas tentang sejarah. Perhatikan contoh kalimat
berikut ini.
- The war was fought over gold.
3. Gunakan kalimat aktif
ketika pelaku (dalam sebuah kalimat) lebih penting untuk diketahui dibandingkan
tindakan yang ia lakukan. Perhatikan contoh berikut ini!
- The children ate spaghetti for dinner.
- We watched the news.
4. Hindari penggunaan
kalimat aktif dan pasif dalam kalimat yang sama jika memungkinkan. Perhatikan
contoh kalimat berikut ini!
- The flowers were planted and the trees were trimmed.
- Susan cooked the dinner and washed the dishes.
5. Gunakan satu kata
kerja (verb) pada sebuah kalimat sebagai ganti dari dua kata kerja yang sama
pada sebuah kalimat ketika memungkinkan.
- Rita enjoys good food and music.
- Not: Rita enjoys good food and music is also enjoyed by
her.
Error Examples
|
AWKWARD |
BETTER |
|
Ice cream was eaten at the party by the
children. |
The children ate ice cream at the
party. |
|
Workers built the pyramids about 5,000
years ago. |
The pyramids were built about 5,000
years ago. |
|
Some people painted pictures of animals
on ancient cave walls. |
Pictures of animals were painted on
ancient cave walls. |
|
The house was bought by my mother and
father in 1970. |
My mother and father bought the house
in 1970. |
|
Henry likes swimming, and golfing is
also liked by him. |
Henry likes swimming and golfing. |
|
Sally loves children, and her summers
are spent working in a summer camp. |
Sally loves children and spends her
summers working in a summer camp. |
|
The rainbow was seen by us as the storm
began to subside. |
We saw the rainbow as the storm began
to subside. |
Skill Builder 1: Voice
(___)
1. Steak was eaten by me last night.
(___)
2. When we work hard, we accomplish a lot.
(___)
3. Jane wrote a very good composition for her writing class.
(___)
4. We laughed when the clown fell out of the car.
(___)
5. Workers built the road in two years at a cost of five million dollars.
(___)
6. The people loved their leader and his mistakes were forgiven by them.
(___)
7. The phone was answered by John on the first ring.
(___)
8. Paul teaches English in high school and writes short stories in his free
time.
(___)
9. Most American cars are built in Detroit, Michigan.
(___)
10. My uncle worked hard all his life and left a sizable estate when he died.
(___)
11. My father and I played chess for several hours yesterday.
(___)
12. As we neared the house, a small dog sitting on the porch could be seen by
us.
(___)
13. Some people committed a lot of crimes in this neighborhood last month.
(___)
14. If you studied more, your tests could be easily passed.
(___)
15. The students opened their books and began to read.
(___)
16. As John approaches his fortieth birthday, he is reassessing the direction
of his life.
(___)
17. The light was turned on by me as I entered my bedroom.
(___)
18. That electronics company is expanding, and many new products are being
developed by them.
(___)
19. Soldiers fought the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
(___)
20. Her earrings were put on by Jane before she went to the party.
(___)
21. During the war thousands of persons were forced to leave their homes.
(___)
22. Claire painted the living room, and a new carpet was laid by her.
(___)
23. Jack works hard during the week and his free time is spent sailing his new
boat.
(___)
24. The students were carefully selected and they represented the class well.
(___)
25. Bob plays the piano, and the guitar is played by him also.
Key Answer
|
1.
Awkward 2.
Correct 3.
Correct 4.
Correct 5.
Awkward |
6.
Awkward 7.
Awkward 8.
Correct 9.
Correct 10. Correct |
11. Correct 12. Awkward 13. Awkward 14. Awkward 15. Correct |
16. Correct 17. Awkward 18. Awkward 19. Awkward 20. Awkward |
21. Correct 22. Awkward 23. Awkward 24. Awkward 25. Awkward |
Its Correction
2.
When we work hard, we accomplish a lot.
3.
Jane wrote a very good composition for her writing class.
4.
We laughed when the clown fell out of the car.
5.
The road was built in two years at a cost of five million dollars.
6.
The people loved their leader and forgave his
mistakes.
7.
John answered the phone on the first ring.
8.
Paul teaches English in high school and writes short stories in his free time.
9.
Most American cars are built in Detroit, Michigan.
10.
My uncle worked hard all his life and left a sizable estate when he died.
11.
My father and I played chess for several hours yesterday.
12.
As we neared the house, we could see a small dog sitting on the porch.
13.
A lot of crimes were committed in this neighborhood last month.
14.
If you studied more, you could easily pass your
tests.
15.
The students opened their books and began to read.
16.
As John approaches his fortieth birthday, he is reassessing the direction of
his life.
17.
I turned on the light as I entered my bedroom.
18.
That electronics company is expanding, and developing
many new products.
19.
The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066.
20.
Jane put on her earrings before she went to the party.
21.
During the war thousands of persons were forced to leave their homes.
22.
Claire painted the living room, and laid a
new carpet.
23.
Jack works hard during the week and spends his
free time sailing his new boat.
24.
The carefully selected students represented
the class well.
25.
Bob plays the piano and the guitar.
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