Punctuating Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Elements
Question 7 • EN091 Freshman English A
Read the sentence.Before the main performance, the audience was entertained by a comedian.
Answer
A
Before the main performance, the comedian was entertained by the audience.
B
Before the main performance, the comedian entertained the audience.
C
Before the main performance, the audience was amused by the comedian.
D
Before the main performance, the audience and comedian laughed.
Explanation
The sentence means that the comedian entertained the audience. Choice B says exactly that in active voice: the comedian is doing the entertaining, and the audience is receiving it. Choice A reverses who entertains whom.
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