a) A story is being told to the students by the teacher.
To change a sentence into the passive voice, we need to follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject (in this case, "The teacher") and the object (in this case, "a story").
2. Move the object to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("told").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the teacher").
So, "The teacher is telling a story to her students" becomes "A story is being told to the students by the teacher."
b) Sally has been offered a new job by the director.
Again, let's follow the steps:
1. Identify the subject ("The director") and the object ("Sally" and "a new job").
2. Move the direct object ("Sally" and "a new job") to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("offered").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the director").
Thus, "The director has offered Sally a new job" becomes "Sally has been offered a new job by the director."
c) The patient will be examined by the doctor in 10 minutes.
Let's apply the steps once more:
1. Identify the subject ("The doctor") and the object ("the patient").
2. Move the object to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("examined").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the doctor").
Hence, "The doctor will examine the patient in 10 minutes" changes to "The patient will be examined by the doctor in 10 minutes."
To change a sentence into the passive voice, we need to follow these steps:
1. Identify the subject (in this case, "The teacher") and the object (in this case, "a story").
2. Move the object to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("told").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the teacher").
So, "The teacher is telling a story to her students" becomes "A story is being told to the students by the teacher."
b) Sally has been offered a new job by the director.
Again, let's follow the steps:
1. Identify the subject ("The director") and the object ("Sally" and "a new job").
2. Move the direct object ("Sally" and "a new job") to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("offered").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the director").
Thus, "The director has offered Sally a new job" becomes "Sally has been offered a new job by the director."
c) The patient will be examined by the doctor in 10 minutes.
Let's apply the steps once more:
1. Identify the subject ("The doctor") and the object ("the patient").
2. Move the object to the beginning of the sentence and make it the subject.
3. Add the verb "to be" conjugated according to the subject, followed by the past participle of the main verb ("examined").
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the doctor").
Hence, "The doctor will examine the patient in 10 minutes" changes to "The patient will be examined by the doctor in 10 minutes."