Which strategy would be most in determining the meaning of the word “scalpel”?

replacing “scalpel” with the nearby synonym “blade”
substituting the word “object” for the word “scalpel”
using context clues “away from her gloved fingers”
becoming familiar with prefixes, roots, and suffixes

replacing “scalpel” with the nearby synonym “blade”

Explanation:

When you are searching for the meaning of a word in a text and can´t quite figure it out, you can search for nearby synonims and read the context that is given to you to try and understand what are you talking about, Scalpels are ultra sharped blades commonly used with medical purposes.

sing because that is what they are doing in the sentence

explanation:

the simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does. example: my father fixed the dryer. read each sentence. draw a line under the complete predicate.

wheres the passage with the idiom underlined