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 (2) is ….

Pembahasan

Teks di atas bercerita tentang tsunami dan dampak dari tsunami. Kalimat " People may also be killed if a building____ (knock down) by the tsunami and it hits them." bermakna "orang-orang bisa saja terbunuh apabilasebuah gedung diruntuhkan oleh tsunami dan menimpa mereka". Kalimat tersebut memiliki bentuk pasif simple present tense karena kalimat tersebut merupakan fakta. Rumus kalimat pasif dari simple present tense adalah S + to be (is/am/are ) + V3 . Kata "a bulding" merupakan singular noun sehingga menggunakan "is" dan past participle dari "knock down " adalah "knocked down". Jadi, kalimat di atas yang tepat adalah "if a building is knocked downby the tsunami and it hits them".