Question

read the sentence. before the main performance, the audience was entertained by a comedian. what is the best way to put the sentence in the active voice while still maintaining its meaning? before the main performance, the comedian was entertained by the audience. before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience. before the main performance, the audience was amused by the comedian. before the main performance, the audience and comedian laughed.

Explanation:

In active voice, the subject performs the action. The original sentence has the audience (object) being acted upon. We need to make the comedian (doer of the action) the subject.

• Option 1: Changes the meaning (comedian is entertained by audience instead of the other way around).
• Option 2: Comedian (subject) entertained (verb) the audience (object) - correct active voice with same meaning.
• Option 3: Still in passive voice ("was amused by").
• Option 4: Changes the action (laughing instead of entertaining).

Answer:

Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.