Correcting Mistakes in Sentences worksheet for students to identify and fix errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Here’s the corrected version of each sentence, with explanations for the errors:

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1. If Janie calls tonight, tell them I’m not home.

✔ Correction: *If Janie calls tonight, tell her I’m not home.*

Explanation: “Janie” is a singular female name, so the pronoun should be “her,” not “them.” “Them” is plural or gender-neutral and doesn’t match the subject.

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2. Not for the world woud I go to the top of the Brooklyn bridge.

✔ Correction: *Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.*

Explanation:
- Spelling: “woud” → “would”
- Capitalization: “bridge” → “Bridge” (proper noun — it’s the name of a specific landmark: Brooklyn Bridge)

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3. He run quick to secon base.

✔ Correction: *He ran quickly to second base.*

Explanation:
- Verb tense: “run” → “ran” (past tense needed)
- Adverb: “quick” → “quickly” (to modify the verb “ran”)
- Spelling: “secon” → “second”

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4. Noone wanted too be with he at luch.

✔ Correction: *No one wanted to be with him at lunch.*

Explanation:
- Spelling: “Noone” → “No one” (two words)
- Homophone: “too” → “to” (we need the preposition, not the adverb meaning “also”)
- Pronoun case: “he” → “him” (object of the preposition “with”)
- Spelling: “luch” → “lunch”

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5. The horse had jump over the stream when the wolve cahce it.

✔ Correction: *The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolf caught it.*

Explanation:
- Verb tense: “jump” → “jumped” (past perfect requires past participle)
- Spelling: “wolve” → “wolf” (singular; matches “it” later in sentence)
- Spelling: “cahce” → “caught” (past tense of “catch”)

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6. Chilren should listen to her parents like his sister done.

✔ Correction: *Children should listen to their parents like his sister did.*

Explanation:
- Spelling: “Chilren” → “Children”
- Pronoun agreement: “her parents” → “their parents” (children = plural, so “their” fits better; “her” implies one child who is female, but context suggests general plural)
- Verb tense: “done” → “did” (past tense of “do”; “done” is past participle, not correct here)

*Note: There’s also a slight logical mismatch — if “his sister” is being referenced, then “children” might imply mixed genders. But since the sentence says “his sister,” we keep “his” and assume the child referred to is male. So “their parents” still works as a general plural.*

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7. Its not important what people looks like, its how he acts.

✔ Correction: *It’s not important what people look like; it’s how he acts.*

Explanation:
- Contraction: “Its” → “It’s” (meaning “it is”) — twice
- Subject-verb agreement: “people looks” → “people look” (“people” is plural, so verb must be plural)
- Punctuation: Added semicolon or period between two independent clauses. A comma splice is incorrect here — use a semicolon or split into two sentences.

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8. Lance’s parents decided that he could go but he could only stay an hour.

✔ Correction: *Lance’s parents decided that he could go, but he could only stay for an hour.*

Explanation:
- Punctuation: Add a comma before “but” because it joins two independent clauses.
- Preposition: Add “for” before “an hour” — “stay an hour” is informal/colloquial; grammatically, “stay for an hour” is more standard in formal writing.

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✔ Final Corrected Sentences:

1. If Janie calls tonight, tell her I’m not home.
2. Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.
3. He ran quickly to second base.
4. No one wanted to be with him at lunch.
5. The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolf caught it.
6. Children should listen to their parents like his sister did.
7. It’s not important what people look like; it’s how he acts.
8. Lance’s parents decided that he could go, but he could only stay for an hour.

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