What is the best way to change this sentence from passive voice to active voice? The multitalented guitarist, Francisco, was chosen by the band to be their lead

Question

A Chosen was the multitalented guitarist Francisco, by the band, to be their lead singer.
B Francisco, the multitalented guitarist, was chosen, by the band, to be their lead singer.
C Francisco, the multitalented guitarist, was chosen by the band to be their lead singer.
D The band chose the multitalented guitarist Francisco to be their lead singer.

Answer 1

Oh, it's D.

Passive voice is what you have when the subject of the sentence is not the one responsible for the action. (That's Francisco in this case.)

 

Active voice means the person (or persons) responsible for the action are the same as the subject. The band is the one taking the action, so if you want active voice they need to be the subject.

You will also find in most cases that active voice gives you cleaner, clearer sentences. :-)