Question

The necessity for doing something was becoming imperative.​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The adjective imperative means that something is of the utmost importance or necessity. It can also mean that something is commanding.
• The noun imperative means “something of the utmost importance or necessity”—something imperative.

Answer 2

Answer:

This line is taken from the story 'The stalled ox' by Saki.

When the necessity for doing something for Adela was becoming imperative, Eshley took a step or two in the direction of the animal, clapped his hands, and made noises of the “Hish” and “Shoo” variety. The ox gave no outward indication of the fact that Eshley was asking it to leave the place. When this failed, Eshley picked up a pea-stick and flung it with some determination against the animal’s mottled flanks.