PASSIVE VOICE

    There are two forms of "voice" in English, active voice and passive voice. 

Active voice shows what is done by the subject, for example:

     * The secretary wrote a letter (the Secretary write a letter)

Passive voice shows what was done to the subject. Example:

     * The letter was written by the secretary (Letters written by sekreatir) 
Form 
Passive sentence is made with the verb "to be" and the verb form of the 3rd. Here are some of the English tenses used in the passive voice.

Tenses Simple present: Present continuous: Simple past: Past continuous: Present perfect: Past perfect: Future: Future continuous: Present conditional: Past conditional:

Subject Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers

Verb “to be” are are being were were being have been had been will be will be being would be would have been

Verb III planted every year planted now. planted last year planted last summer. planted here for 10 years. planted until last year. planted next year. planted during the summer. planted if we had seeds. planted if we had had seeds.

By

To say what causes a passive action, we can use the by. Example:

     * This photo was taken by my friend.
     * I was given this by my brother.

Often not required to declare the cause of action passive, especially if clearly understood or irrelevant. For example:

     * The meeting was canceled (the meeting was canceled). (Important information to be conveyed is the cancellation of the meeting, not who is to cancel it.)

     * These boots were the resource persons made ​​in Italy (shoe-boots are made ​​in Italy). (The information is important in this sentence is that the shoes were made in Italy, not who makes it).

Born

When talking about the birth of a particular person or an event, we use the passive voice "to be born". Example:

     * I was born in Iran.
     * The twins were the resource persons born just last year.

Get

Get can be used instead to be in a situation where something happens. Example:

- Our flight got canceled = Our flight was canceled.
- I got paid today = I was paid today.

Get can not be used in public situations and, where together with verbs that express a state (not action). Example:

- He is liked by a lot of people. - True
- He gets liked by a lot of people. - Not true
- She is known to be a hard-working employee. - True
- She gets known to be a hard-working employee .- Incorrect

Get used more frequently in informal English.

COMPARISON DEGREE

      Comparison Degree atau Tingkat Perbandingan merupakan cara mengungkapkan kalimat untuk membandingkan sesuatu dengan yang lain. Perhatikan tabel berikut:

Susan is as tall as Fitri.
= Susan-high-Fitr.

Jakarta is hotter Than Bandung.
= Jakarta hotter than Bandung.

The house is The Biggest in our neighborhood.
= The house was the biggest in our environment.

For tribes adjectives-more than one word, not its comparative level added with-er Than, but begins more followed by the adjective.

While the level of superlative adjectives tribes for more than one-word, beginning with the most, followed by the adjective.

Consider the following sentence:

Lucy is the most beautiful girl in our school.
= Lucy the most beautiful girl in our school.

Tiger is the most dangerous animal in the world.
= Tiger is the most dangerous animal in the world.

  

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CONDITIONAL SENTENS

   Conditional (sentence presupposition) explains that an activity contrary to other activities. The most common conditional is Real and Unreal Conditonal Conditonal, sometimes also called if-clauses.

Real Conditional (often also called the conditional Type I) which described the assume-if in accordance with the facts.

Unreal Conditional (often also referred to as Conditional Type II) which describes the supposition that no real or imaginative.

There is also conditional that the 3rd which is often referred to as Conditional Type III, is used as a regret that happened in the past and the zero conditional, used to express something that is definitely true.

Note: If the clause "if " is placed at the beginning of a sentence, we must use a comma. Conversely, if the clause "if " is behind, then there should be no comma
Zero Conditional

Used to express general truths. Used Tense Simple Present Tense usually
Formula

(IF Clause)


(Parent Sentence)

If you heat water to 100C,


it boils.

Or

(Parent Sentence)


(IF Clause)

Water boils


if you heat it to 100C,

Example:

     * If you drop an apple, it falls. = An apple falls, if you drop it.
     * If you do not do your homework, I will from be disappointed. = I will from be disappointed, if you do not do your homework.

Note: In this type, if often replaced with "Pls"

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NOUN CLAUSE

   

     See The Sentence for definitions of sentence, clause, and dependent clause.

A sentence which contains just one clause is called a simple sentence.

A sentence which contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence. (Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.)

There are three basic types of dependent clauses: adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses. (Adjective clauses are also called relative clauses.)

This page contains information about noun clauses. Also see Adjective Clauses and Adverb Clauses.

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A. Noun clauses perform the same functions in sentences that nouns do:

A noun clause can be a subject of a verb:

What Billy did shocked his friends.

A noun clause can be an object of a verb:

Billy’s friends didn’t know that he couldn’t swim.

A noun clause can be a subject complement:

Billy’s mistake was that he refused to take lessons.

A noun clause can be an object of a preposition:

Mary is not responsible for what Billy did.

A noun clause (but not a noun) can be an adjective complement:

Everybody is sad that Billy drowned.

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GERUNDS

Gerund is a noun derived from the verb plus-ing, for example swimming, eating, fishing, shopping, dancing, and singing. When observed, gerund has the same form with a present participle, gerund difference serves as a noun, while the present participle as an adjective describing the noun.

In a sentence, the gerund function as:
a. subject (subject)
b. complement subject (subjective complement)
c. direct object (direct object)
d. preposition object (object of preposition)
e. apposition (appositive)


Subject
Gerund as the principal subject of the sentence, for example:
- Swimming is good service.
- Your singing is very beautiful.
- Studying needs time and patience.
- Playing tennis is fun.
- Reading Home is Easier Than speaking it.

Subjective complement
Gerund as a complement to the subject in a sentence will usually be preceded to be located between the subject and subjective complement, for example:
- My favorite sport is running.
- My favorite activity is reading.

Direct Object
Gerund as the direct object in sentences, for example:
- I enjoy dancing.
- She likes dancing.
- Thank you for your coming.
- I hate arguing.

Object of Preposition
Gerund as an object of the preposition which is located after the preposition. Preposition is often used is of, on, no, with, without, at for, after, before, Because of, to, like, about, for, by, ins.
Example:
- He is Tired of gambling.
- I am fond of eating meatballs.
- He insisted on seeing her.
- I have no objection to hearing your story.
- You will of notes be clever without studying.
- They are good at telling funny stories.
- In sleeping I met you in the park.

Appositive
Gerund as apposition or affirming the sentence, for example:
- My hobbies, fishing, is interesting.
- I do not like quarrelling, a useless job.
My hobby is fishing and fishing is interesting is placed adjacent in a sentence as an appositive (fishing is the apposition of my hobbies), as well as example sentences below.

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TENSES

                                                       

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

 1.1 THE USE OF PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

We use The Present Continuous Tense when we talk about something which is

happening at the time of speaking.

Example :Please don’t make so much noise. I’m studying

 1.2. THE ADVERBS OF TIME USED

The adverbs of time used in Present Continous tense are “NOW, RIGHT NOW,

TOMORROW,ETC

 1.3. THE PATTERN OF PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE 

The patterns of Present continous tense consist of : 

1.3.A. Positive Pattern 

Examples :
1. I am studying English now.
2. We are going to Jakarta tomorrow (akan)
3. You are singing now.
4. He is making a cake now.
5. she is sewing a shirt now

  

  2.  PAST TENSE

 2.1. The Use of Simple Past Tense

We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past.

2.2. The Adverbs of time used

The adverbs of time used in this tense are Yesterday, last….., a week ago, this morning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear, etc.

2.3. The Patterns of Simple Past Tense 

Examples :
1. John saw a crocodile in the river yesterday.
2. We studied English here last week.
3. They played football in the field yesteryear

                                                     

3. PRESENT FUTURE TENSE

We often usew ill in this situation:

Offering to do something:

e.g. That bag looks heavy. I’ll help with it.

Agreeing and refusing to do something:

e.g. I’ve asked john to help me but he won’t

Promising to do something.

e.g. I will come to your house tonight. I promise.

Asking someone to do something.

Will you close the window,please! 

4. PRESENT TENSE

Present Tense is used to talk about something in general. And it is also used to talk

about something which is happened repeatedly or habituallly activities.

e.g. + The earth goes round the sun
- The earth doesn’t go round the sun
? Does the earth go round the sun ?

5. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

We use past continuous Tense to say that someone was in the middle of doing

something at a certain time. The action or situation had already started before this

time but hadn’t finished:

This time last year I was living in Brazil

We often use the past continuous Tense and the past simple together to say that

something happened in the middle of something else:

When I was working in the garden, I hurt my back

6. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

We often use the present perfect Tense to give new information or to announce

recent happening:

e.g. Do you know about Mary ? She’s gone to Jakarta. 

7. PAST PERFECT TENSE

We use the Past perfect to say that something had already happened before this

time :

Example :

- When I arrived at the party, Tom had already gone home

- When I got home, I found that someone had broken into my flat and had

stolen my fur coat.

- George didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because he had already

seen the film twice.

- It was my first time in an aeroplane. I was very nervous because I hadn’t

flown before

8. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + have/has + been + verb 4…………etc S + haven’t/hasn’t + been + verb 4……etc Have/has + S + been + verb 4……….etc ? QW + have/has + S + been + verb 4…etc ?

Example :

-Pelajar pelajartengah menyanyi sejak pagi ini

+ The students have been singing since this morning
- The students haven’t been singing since this morning
? Have the students been singing since this morning ?

9. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + had been + verb 4…………when S + V2
S + hadn’t been + Verb 4……… when S + V2
Had + S + been + verb 4…………
QW + had + S + been + verb 4……… when S + V2 ?
when S + V2 ?

Example :

-Merekatengah mengerjakan PR ketika saya datang kemarin

+ They had been doing the homework when I came yesterday
- They hadn’t been doing the homework when I came yesterday
? Had they been doing the homework when I came yesterday ?

10. PRESENT FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + will be + Verb 4 + O + at…………..o’clock
S + won’t be + Verb 4 + O + at………..o’clock
Will + S + be + Verb 4 + O + at……….o’clock ?
QW + will + S + be +Verb 4…………o’clock ?

Example :

-Kamu sedang akan pergi ke sekolah pukul 7 besok pagi

+ You will be going to school at seven o’clock tomorrow morning
- You won’t be going to school at seven o’clock tomorrow morning
? Will you be going to school at seven o’clock tomorrow morning ?

11. PRESENT FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

S + will have + verb 3 + ……….by the end……
S + won’t have + Verb 3 + ………..by the end….
Will + S + have + Verb 3 + ………by the end…. ?
QW + will + S + have +Verb 3 +…………by the end… ?

Example :

-Kita sudah akan tiba di Jakarta besok sore.

+ We will have arrived in Jakarta tomorrow afternoon
- We won’t have arrived in Jakarta tomorrow afternoon
? Will we have arrived in Jakarta tomorrow afternoon ?

12. PRESENT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + will have been + verb 4………since……….
S + won’t have been + verb 4…….since……….
Will + S + have been + verb 4……since……….?
QW + will + S + have been + verb 4….since…..?

Example :

-Mereka tengah akan belajarsejak pagi besok

+ They will have been studying since this morning
- They won’t have been studying since this morning
? Will they have been studying since this morning ?

13. PAST FUTURE TENSE

S + would + V1…IF + S + verb 2………….etc
S + wouldn’t + verb 1….+ object…………..etc
Would + S + verb 1 ….+ object ……….…..etc ?

Example :

1. Saya akan datang ANDAIKATA kamu mengundang saya

I would come if you invited me

2. Tom akan melakukan perjalanan JIKAdia punya uang

Tom would travel if he had more money

14. PAST FUTURE CINTINUOUS TENSE

S + would be + Verb 4……when S + verb 2……….etc
S + wouldn’t + be + verb 4….when S + verb 2………etc
Would + S + be + verb 4 ….. when S + verb 2……etc ?

Example :

-Sedianyamer eka sedang akan pulang KETIKA kami datang

+ They would be going home when we came
- They wouldn’t be going home when we came
? Would they be going home when we came ?

15. PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

S + would have + verb 3…..IF + S + had + verb 3…….
S + wouldn’t have + verb 3 ……object………..etc
Would + S + have + verb 3 …….object………..etc ?

Example :

-Ia sudah akan menjadi presiden ANDAIKATA partainya menang dalam

pemilihan umum.

- He would have become a presiden if his party had won in general election  

 

16. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + would have + been + verb 4…..IF + S + had + verb 3…….
S + wouldn’t have been + verb 4…….object…………etc
Would + S + have been + verb 4.. …….object………..etc ?

Example :

-Sedianyarapat tengah akan dimulai sejak pagi ANDAIKATA walikota

sudah datang tepat pada waktunya

- The meeting would have been starting since this morning if Mayor had come

on time.

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