3. Yang tidak bisa di-passive-kan

1. Kalimat nominal yaitu kalimat yang kata kerja utamanya (ordinary verb)-nya berupa ‘be’.
2. Intransitive verb yaitu kata kerja yang tidak membutuhkan object.
3. Kata kerja transitive tertentu (certain transitive verbs).

©	Fit	: cocok dengan / mencocokan.
	e.g. :
	My shoes don’t fit me.
	(I am not fitted by my shoes)
©	Have	: mempunyai / memiliki.
	e.g. :
	They have a nice house.
	(A nice house is had by them)
©	Lack	: kekurangan
	e.g. :
	Your mother lacks tact.
	(Tact is lacked by your mother)
©	Resemble	: Mirip
	e.g. :
	Sylvia resembles a Greek goddess.
	(A Greek goddes is resembled by Sylvia.)
©	Suit	: cocok dengan / menyesuaikan.
	e.g. :
	He suited his speech to a
	(His speech was suited by him to audience.)

NOTE :

Verb ‘have’ secara structure tidak bisa di-passive-kan, tetapi secara makna bisa di-passive-kan dengan catatan menggunakan synonym verb-nya seperti ‘belong to’, ‘possess’, atau ‘own’, jadi kalimat di atas berubah menjadi :

v  A nice house belongs to them.

v  A nice house is possessed by them.

v  A nice house is owned by them.