Final answer:
The best way to rewrite the sentence 'The appetizer trays were dropped by the terrified servers' in active voice is 'The terrified servers dropped the appetizer trays.' Option B is correct as it has the subject performing the action.
Step-by-step explanation:
To rewrite a sentence from passive to active voice, you must ensure that the subject of the sentence is performing the action rather than receiving it. The original sentence, 'The appetizer trays were dropped by the terrified servers,' is passive because the subject ('the appetizer trays') is not doing the action but is the recipient of the action, and the sentence uses a form of the verb 'to be' ('were') with the past participle ('dropped').
Looking at the options provided:
A. This is still passive ('The trays are dropped by the terrified servers').
B. The terrified servers dropped the appetizer trays. This is the correct active version because 'the terrified servers' are now the subject that performs the action of dropping.
C. This is the passive voice without the agent ('The appetizer trays were dropped').
D. Incorrect; the original sentence is passive.
Therefore, the best way to rewrite the sentence in active voice is option B.