Rewrite the following paragraph using the passive form. People may also 1. ____ ( kill ) if a building 2. ____ ( knock down ) by the tsunami and it hits them. They can also 3. ____ ( electrocute ) if wires fall down into the water or they may 4. ____ ( kill ) by wires or explosion. Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves with periods ranging from minutes to hours, arriving in a so-called "wave train". Wave heights of tens of metres can 5. ____ ( generate ) by large events. Although the impact of tsunamis 6. ____ ( limit ) to coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous. The most appropriate word to fill in the blank number (6) is ….

Pembahasan

Teks di atas bercerita tentang tsunami dan dampak dari tsunami. Kalimat "although the impact of tsunamis ____ (limit) to coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous" bermakna "meskipun dampak tsunamiterbatas pada wilayah pesisir, daya rusaknya bisa sangat besar". Dengan demikian, apabila kalimat tersebut ingin dilengkapi dengan bentuk pasif, maka bentuk pasif yang digunakan adalah simple present tense karena kalimat tersebut merupakan general truth . Rumus kalimat pasif simple present tense adalah S + to be (is/am/are ) + V3 . Kata "the impact of tsunamis" merupakan singular noun sehingga menggunakan "is" dan past participle dari "limit" adalah "limited". Jadi, kalimat di atas yang tepat adalah "although the impact of tsunamis is limiteto coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous."