EXERCISE 23.9

Cut and paste the text into the box for editing. Choose the appropriate word in parentheses to fill each blank.If ______ (your/you’re) looking for summer fun, ______ (accept/except) the friendly ______ (advice/advise) of thousands of happy adventurers: spend three ______ (weaks/weeks) kayaking ______ (thorough/threw/through) the inside passage ______ (to/too/two) Alaska. For ten years, Outings, Inc., has ______ (lead/led) groups of novice kayakers ______ (passed/past) some of the most breathtaking scenery in North America. The group’s goal is simple: to give participants the time of ______ (their/there/they’re) lives and show them things they don’t see ______ (every day/everyday). As one of last year’s adventurers said, “______ (Its/It’s) a trip that is______ (already/all ready) one of my favorite memories. It ______ (affected/effected) me powerfully.”
If you’re looking for summer fun, accept the friendly advice of thousands of happy adventurers: spend three weeks kayaking through the inside passage to Alaska. For ten years, Outings, Inc., has led groups of novice kayakers past some of the most breathtaking scenery in North America. The group’s goal is simple: to give participants the time of their lives and show them things they don’t see every day. As one of last year’s adventurers said, “It’s a trip that is already one of my favorite memories. It affected me powerfully.”