What is the main purpose of the final sentence in the excerpt from thomas paine's common sense? should a thought so fatal and unmanly possess the colonies in the present contest, the name of ancestors will be remembered by future generations with detestation. a. to indicate that the american colonists can establish a better government than a monarchy b. to appeal to the colonies to avoid any temporary resolution of their conflict with great britain c. to justify the colonies' struggle for freedom from great britain d. to dissuade some of his fellow colonists from supporting reconciliation with great britain e. to caution his fellow colonists about the future risks of war the colonies may face

this would be in the imperative mood. it is a category of verb forms that are used to express orders,instructions,commands or requests.

invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.

the answer is d)to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander