Grammar correction worksheet for students to find and fix three mistakes in each sentence.

You’re working on a D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language) exercise — a common elementary school activity to practice grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.

The directions say:
> *Find 3 mistakes in each sentence. Circle them. Rewrite each sentence correctly.*

Let’s go sentence by sentence.

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Sentence 1: “Maria lives on first street”

✔ Mistakes:
1. “first” should be capitalized → It’s part of a proper noun: “First Street”.
2. “street” should be capitalized → Same reason — it’s part of the street name.
3. Missing period at the end → Every sentence needs ending punctuation.

📝 Corrected Sentence:
> Maria lives on First Street.

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Sentence 2: “Does Sam go to elm elementary”

✔ Mistakes:
1. “elm” should be capitalized → It’s part of the school’s proper name: “Elm Elementary”.
2. “elementary” should be capitalized → Also part of the proper name.
3. Missing question mark → Since this is a question (“Does Sam go...?”), it must end with a ?, not a period or nothing.

📝 Corrected Sentence:
> Does Sam go to Elm Elementary?

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Sentence 3: “‘i like dogs,’ mark said”

✔ Mistakes:
1. “i” should be capitalized → The pronoun “I” is always capitalized.
2. “mark” should be capitalized → It’s a person’s name → “Mark”.
3. Missing capital letter at the start of the quote → When quoting someone, the first word inside the quotation marks should be capitalized if it starts a sentence. So “I like dogs” — “I” is already fixed, but we also need to make sure the whole quote is properly formatted.

💡 Note: In dialogue, when you write “X said,” the quoted speech still follows standard capitalization rules. Since “I like dogs” is a complete sentence, it should begin with a capital “I”.

📝 Corrected Sentence:
> “I like dogs,” Mark said.

*(Note: Some might argue that since the quote is not a full sentence standing alone, it doesn’t need a capital — but in elementary DOL exercises, they usually expect the first word of the quote to be capitalized if it’s a complete thought. Plus, “I like dogs” is a complete sentence, so capital “I” is required regardless.)*

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## ✔ Final Corrected Sentences:

1. Maria lives on First Street.
2. Does Sam go to Elm Elementary?
3. “I like dogs,” Mark said.

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📌 Tip for Students: Always check:
- Capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns (names, places, schools).
- Ending punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point).
- Pronouns like “I” — always capitalize!

Let me know if you want to practice more! 😊