Use the thesaurus entry for abstract to answer the question.
abstract
noun
definition: a summary of points in brief form
synonyms: summary, brief, digest, synopsis
verb
definition: to make a summary of
synonyms: summarize, outline
adjective
definition: expressing a quality apart from an object, without a direct representation
synonyms: theoretical, conceptual, nonrepresentational, ideal

which is a possible synonym for the word abstract as it is used in this sentence?

the medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies.

1. synopsis
2. summarize
3. ideal
4. conceptual

Option 2. A possible synonym for the word abstract as it is used in the sentence would be summarize. "The medical students were asked to summarize the information in the related case studies."

Explanation:

As seen in the beginning of the question, the word abstract has different meanings when it is used in different ways, such as an adjective, a noun, or a verb. In the sentence provided, the word abstract is being used in its form of a verb. To abstract means to remove something from something else, to make a summary. Therefore the correct synonym for the word as it is used in the sentence would be summarize.

The correct answer is option number 2 (summarize). In the sentence provided above “The medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies”, the word “abstract” is the direct object of the verb and it is a verb in the infinitive form (to abstract). One could use the verb “to summarize” to replace the verb “to abstract” without changing the meaning (to summarize the information in the related case studies), since they are synonyms following the thesaurus entry presented above. The resulting sentence would be “The medical students were asked to summarize the information in the related case studies.”.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)