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“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

Me answer all of these! i’m failing in ela

In the story “ one thousand dollars,” robert gillian forfeits a 50,000 inheritance. what is the theme expressed by the author in this story ?