Passive voice of "listen to"

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angelene001

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Is it possible to change this sentence into the passive voice:
All students listened to the teacher.

The teacher was listened to.

"Listen" is an intransitive verb. But what about "listen to"?
 
I am not a teacher.

Yes, "The teacher was listened to by all of the students." is perfectly correct, if not the most natural way of putting it.
 
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