Present participle is that verb form which has the suffix -ing. So, the correct answer and the present participle in this sentence is icing.
Frosted would be a past participle.
Were is just past tense of the verb to be.
Resist is an infinitive.
Dramatic irony is the answer to the question, it makes the most sense.
Answer:
the explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage, and Numantia
the description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in former republics
the example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa
Explanation:
According to this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince, the civilizations of the Spartans and Romans are compared and their democracies, or lack of it, also compared.
Therefore, the text evidence that supports Machiavelli’s primary purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it is the explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage, and Numantia
the description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in former republics
the example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa
The correct answer is Eat because the subject can be exchanged for They and they goes with eat, not eats.
The first part should contain pros and the middle is both and then the end should be the cons