The Students Difficulties in Understanding of Active to Passive Voice at X Tm1 SMKN 2 Panyabungan

Abstract

Grammar is a study about how to make and arrange the sentence. It is an integral part of languagesand is very important for the learner. Moreover, the active and passive voice form should bestudied to improve our English skills. However, presently students' are sometimes uninterested inthe concept of active and passive voice form. This study aims to determine the high substantial thestudents' obstacle in transforming active to passive voice form at X TM1 SMKN 2 Panyabungan.This research conducted a qualitative way, the source taken at X1 TM SMKN 2 Panyabungan. Datacollection is observation, interviews, and documentation techniques. The analysis results reveal thehigh dominant students' obstacles in determining the subject, using verb3, putting verb be, andobstacles found in the past continuous form. Based on this research finding, the researcher decidesthat few students' have an adequate understanding of passive voice. However, more studentsrequire extra effort to learn and practice grammar to be master and capable of active and passivevoice form.