8. Basketball is generally better than tennis. I chose this because the author picked basketball and its best qualities.
9. The boy and the old man are very poor, but they are happy it is referenced in the passage and Patrasche is the dogs name.
10. The old man and boy were never able to make enough food. They were poor and didn't have a big garden to grow an abundance of food.
That's my take on the questions, hope it helps you.
There should be a period after writing it should look like this : " writing. She can"
the sentence also says "through her words" when after "words" , there should also be a period.
Other than the missing periods your sentence seems fine.
You could also use a comma after "writing" instead of a period and make the S in "She" a lower case.
I hope this helps you.
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