Question

Change the following sentences into Passive They asked our names in the hotel. People all over the world will enjoy the musical Chicago. She washed all the dishes in the evening. You can’t sing this terrible song at the concert. We must discuss this news after school.

Answer 1

1our names were asked in the hotel.
2The musical Chicago will be enjoyed by people all over the world.
3all the dishes were washed in the evening by her.
4this terrible song can't be sung at the concert by you.
5this news must be discussed after school by us.

Answer 2

Passive Voice Transformation

To transform the given sentences into the passive voice, we need to follow a specific structure:

Subject (active) + Verb + Object → Object (passive) + Verb (to be) + Past Participle + (by) Subject (agent)

Let's transform each sentence into the passive voice:

1. They asked our names in the hotel. - Our names were asked in the hotel. (by them)

2. People all over the world will enjoy the musical Chicago. - The musical Chicago will be enjoyed by people all over the world.

3. She washed all the dishes in the evening. - All the dishes were washed by her in the evening.

4. You can't sing this terrible song at the concert. - This terrible song can't be sung at the concert (by you).

5. We must discuss this news after school. - This news must be discussed after school (by us).

In the passive voice, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence, the verb changes to its passive form (verb + "to be" + past participle), and the subject of the active sentence (if mentioned) becomes the agent in the passive voice (preceded by "by").

Please note that in some cases, the agent (the one performing the action) is not necessary or may be unknown, so it is not always included in the passive voice transformation.