Why is it important to know that the soil in southern Italy is unusually poor? Cite text evidence in your response.

Southern Italy is a historically poor region, and so the population used what they had ... In the past, young spring lamb was reserved for important occasions such as ... Suitable soil and temperature contribute to an abundance of vegetables and ... sheets"—flaky pastry wrapped around sweet items) were lavish and unusual.

Explanation:

Hoped I helped out!!

The captain exclaimed with sorrow that their foes were too strong. Reason :- In this sentence, the Exclamatory word 'Alas!' is used, therefore we need to use 'exclaimed with sorrow'. The reporting verb 'said' is in simple past tense and so we have to change the sentence into simple past tense.