Where is the excerpt from the story?
Joe Redington. Joe Redington, Senior (February 1, 1917 – June 24, 1999) was an American dog musher and kennel owner, who is best known as the "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race", a long distance sled dog race run annually from the Anchorage area to Nome, Alaska.
Answer:
I <u>wasn't</u> paying attention to the road when I <u>fell </u>into a hole in the ground.
Explanation:
"Wasn't paying attention" means to not watching, or considering something or someone very carefully; or being inattentive; being preoccupied; negligent/distracted; lacking concentration; absent-minded; day dreaming.