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 passive - voice sentence has the audience as the receiver of the action. To change it to active voice, the doer of the action (comedian) should be the subject and the receiver (audience) the object. The correct active - voice construction keeps the same meaning as the original. "The comedian entertained the audience" is the correct active - voice form.

Answer:

Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.