The question below refers to the selection “from beowulf.” beowulf slays grendel in order to — a. save hrothgar and the danes from the monster b. prevent grendel from invading the land of the geats c. keep herot from being destroyed d. carry off the treasure in grendel’s lair

The first step in synthesizing is to a. compare a particular source you are considering to the other sources you have already selected. b. parrot what other sources have said. c. ignore sources with information that runs counter to your claim. d. insert large chunks of information from one or two sources into your essay.