Transform the following active sentence into passive voice: "The chef prepared a delicious meal for the guests."

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the subject (chef) and the object (delicious meal).
2. Recognise the verb phrase "prepared" is in simple past.
3. In passive voice, object becomes subject: "A delicious meal".
4. Use the appropriate form of "to be": "was" because the verb is simple past.
5. Add "by the chef" to indicate the doer.
6. The resulting passive sentence is: "A delicious meal was prepared by the chef for the guests."

Concept tested: Active to passive transformation

Published 1 October 2026 · How this solution was prepared and checked