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:

Active voice places the doer of the action as the subject. The original passive sentence means the comedian performed for/entertained the audience. We need to rephrase it so the comedian (the action's doer) is the subject, while keeping the original meaning.

• Option 1 reverses the action's direction, changing the meaning.
• Option 3 remains passive (uses "was amused by").
• Option 4 changes the original action entirely.
• Option 2 uses active voice, keeps the original context, and preserves the core meaning: the comedian entertained the audience before the main performance.

Answer:

B. Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.