The audience was amazed by the performance.


Revise the sentence to recast it in the active voice.

AThe performance was appreciated by the audience.
BThe audience had been amazed by the performance.
CThe performance amazed the audience.

Verified Answer :

CThe performance amazed...

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.