"the group talked furtively about their secret plan while huddled in the basement."

which choice below would retain the same meaning as the sentence, while being more precise in language?
a) the group shouted while huddled in the basement.
b) the group conspired while huddled in the basement.
c) the group conversed while huddled in the basement.
d) the group investigated while huddled in the basement.

B

Explanation:

The word conspire means to lay plans secretly or to plot the execution of secretive plans. In this sense, talking furtively about something in a basement would be most similar to a conspiracy. Conversing and investigating are much  more casual sounding terms that do not necessarily imply secrecy, and shouting is the opposite of being furtive as it is loud and disruptive.

what is the

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)