Question

The audience was amazed by the performance.

Revise the sentence to recast it in the active voice.

A. The performance was appreciated by the audience.
B. The audience had been amazed by the performance.
C. The performance amazed the audience.

Answer 1

C. The performance amazed...

Answer 2

Answer: C. The performance amazed the audience.

In English, when we use the active voice in a sentence, the subject performs the action that is being described by the verb. This is called "active" because the subject is "acting upon" the verb. On the other hand, passive voice occurs when the subject is no longer "acting," but is instead "being acted upon" by the verb.