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 the original sentence, the audience is the receiver of the action (entertained). To convert to active voice, the doer (comedian) should be the subject performing the action. The first option changes the meaning (comedian entertained by audience). The third option just changes a word (entertained to amused) but is still passive. The fourth option changes the action (laughed instead of entertained). The second option correctly makes the comedian (doer) the subject and uses the active verb form (entertained).

Answer:

Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.