One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call “Hello!” When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below. “What do you want?” asked Nasreddin. “Come down and I’ll tell you,” called the man. Nasreddin was annoyed, but he was a polite man, so he put down his tools. Carefully, he climbed all the way down to the ground. “What do you want?” he asked, when he reached the ground. “Could you spare a little money for an old beggar?” asked the old man. Nasreddin thought for a minute. Then he said, “Come with me.” He began climbing the ladder again. The old man followed him all the way to the top. When they were both sitting on the roof, Nasreddin turned to the beggar. “No,” he said. The old man followed him all the way to the top. The passive form of sentence is… A. Him followed by the old man all the way to the top B. He followed by the old man all the way to the top C. He was followed by the old man all the way to the top D. He ia followed by the old man all the way to the top E. He has been followed by the old man all the way to the top

One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call “Hello!” When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below. “What do you want?” asked Nasreddin. “Come down and I’ll tell you,” called the man. Nasreddin was annoyed, but he was a polite man, so he put down his tools. Carefully, he climbed all the way down to the ground. “What do you want?” he asked, when he reached the ground. “Could you spare a little money for an old beggar?” asked the old man. Nasreddin thought for a minute. Then he said, “Come with me.” He began climbing the ladder again. The old man followed him all the way to the top. When they were both sitting on the roof, Nasreddin turned to the beggar. “No,” he said. The old man followed him all the way to the top. The passive form of sentence is… A. Him followed by the old man all the way to the top B. He followed by the old man all the way to the top C. He was followed by the old man all the way to the top D. He ia followed by the old man all the way to the top E. He has been followed by the old man all the way to the top

Jawabannya adalah C. He was followed by the old man all the way to the top.

Soal menanyakan kalimat pasif dari kalimat yang tersedia.

Dilihat dari strukturnya, kalimat soal memiliki pola kalimat positif Simple Past Tense karena terdapat kata kerja ‘followed’. Sehingga, kalimat pasifnya harus menggunakan pola kalimat pasif Simple Past Tense yaitu S + was/were + V3 + O + (by agent).

Subjek ‘was’ digunakan untuk subjek I, she, he, dan it.
Subjek ‘were’ digunakan untuk subjek you, they, dan we.

Aturan perubahan dari kalimat aktif ke pasif adalah dengan menempatkan objek kalimat aktif menjadi subjek pada kalimat pasif. Sehingga, subjeknya adalah ‘he’ yang diambil dari objek ‘him’.

Dengan demikian, berdasarkan aturan dan pola di atas, kalimat pasif untuk soal adalah “He was followed by the old man all the way to the top.”

Jadi, jawabannya adalah C. He was followed by the old man all the way to the top.

Hope it helps. Happy learning! 🙂