When the Principal entered the class, a student 
on the blackboard.
<u>Explanation</u>:-
The given sentence is in past continuous tense.
The past continuous tense, also referred to as the past progressive tense, is used to express actions at a particular moment in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment.
It is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb "to be" (was/were), and the base of the main verb "+ing".
Machiavelli claims for a pragmatic view of state policy.
Explanation:
Machiavelli's claim in the passage is that leaders must
instill fear into the society or the place that they have conquered only then will they be able to hold it.
According to him if the person is unable to hold the people with fear they will revolt sooner or later.
Machiavelli's evidence includes the fall of the city states of Italy and how the unison of other countries has been brought about by the force of some strong noble somewhere.
Answer:
had better i think. that is confusing
