1.which of the following statements is an example of an imperative sentence?

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.

a constant variable, normally called a controlled variable, is the term for a variable that remains constant throughout an experiment, though other variables may change. an example is the water pressure for a faucet when measuring the amount of water released when the faucet is opened to various increments.

o'henry used irony in "the gift of the magi". this tool was essential to developing the story's theme by showing that the couple bought gifts for each other that they could not actually use at the moment. in addition, the author used this fact to show that people of the society should treasure the things they've received from others, because you may never know if they sacrificed their most treasured possession to aquire the gift.

i would say the answer is a