Sherlock homes wait to go to baskerville hall because a) he must first finish his current case. b) he does not believe the story about the hound. c) he thinks scotland yard can solve the case. d) he does not want to alert the criminal to his presence.

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.