Voice - English Aptitude MCQ Questions and Answers

You are requested to help me.

Given sentence is an Imperative sentence and started with Please that means sentence contains a request in it.

Rule :
Please /kindly → You are requested to. You are requested + rest of sentence.

They were laughing at the clown.

Given sentence is in past continuous tense and it is in passive voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was/were) + V-ing + Other agents

Why is time wasted by you?

Given sentence is in simple present tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (is/are) + V³ + Other agents

This work will have been finished by tomorrow.

Given sentence is in future perfect tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (will/shall) + have been + V³ + Other agents

The correct answer is C: Get someone to break the box.
Let's break down why:
The original sentence "Have the box broken" is in a causative form.
This means it describes someone causing something to be done, rather than doing it themselves.
Think of it as "Arrange for the box to be broken."
Option A: "Have the broken box" describes a box that is already broken.
It doesn't imply someone caused it to be broken.
Option B: "Break the box" is a direct command.
It doesn't show someone else causing the action.
Option D: "They have broken the box" is a simple active voice sentence.
It states who did the breaking directly, not an arrangement for someone else to do it.
Option C: "Get someone to break the box" perfectly conveys the causative meaning.
It means you are asking or instructing someone else to perform the action of breaking the box.
Therefore, option C is the best explanation of the original sentence.

It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthage.

The Independence day was celebrated by the residents.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

He was seen leaving the house by me.

Given sentence is in simple past tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (was / were) + V³ + Optional Agents.

By whom are you taught English?

In such case who will change into by whom.

Rule :
By whom + subject + (is/am/are) + V3 + other agents + ?

The suspect is claimed to have been seen in several cities.

Given sentence is in present perfect tense and it is in active voice.

Rule :
Subject + (has /have) + been + V³ + Other agents.