Correcting Mistakes in Sentences | Proofing and Editing - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We’ll fix spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar mistakes so each sentence is correct.

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

- “tonite” → should be “tonight” (correct spelling)
- “them” → should be “her” (Janie is a girl, so we use “her,” not “them”)
- Add comma after “calls tonight” for clarity? Actually, it’s okay as is — but let’s check: “If Janie calls tonight, tell her I’m not home.” ✔

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

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

- “woud” → typo, should be “would”
- “Brooklyn bridge” → proper noun, should be capitalized: “Brooklyn Bridge”

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

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3. He run quick to secom base.

- “run” → past tense needed? The sentence seems to describe something that happened → should be “ran”
- “quick” → adverb form needed → “quickly”
- “secom” → typo, should be “second”

✔ Corrected: He ran quickly to second base.

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4. Noone wanted too be with he at luch.

- “Noone” → should be two words: “No one”
- “too” → wrong word; should be “to” (as in “wanted to be”)
- “he” → object pronoun needed → “him”
- “luch” → typo, should be “lunch”

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

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5. The horse had jump over the streem when the wolve catohe d it.

This one has several errors:

- “had jump” → should be “had jumped” (past perfect tense)
- “streem” → typo, should be “stream”
- “wolve” → plural of wolf is “wolves”
- “catohe d” → clearly meant to be “caught it” (typo + space error)

Also, logic: horses don’t usually get caught by wolves while jumping streams… but we’re fixing grammar/spelling, not story logic 😊

✔ Corrected: The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolves caught it.

*(Note: “wolves caught it” makes more sense than “wolf caught it” if multiple wolves — but original said “wolve” which is singular misspelling. Let’s assume it was meant to be plural since “wolve” isn’t a word. Alternatively, if singular: “the wolf caught it”. But “wolve” is likely meant to be “wolves”. We’ll go with plural for natural flow.)*

Actually, looking again: “the wolve catohe d it” — probably meant “the wolf caught it”. “Wolve” is a common misspelling of “wolf”. And “catohe d” = “caught it”.

So better correction:
→ “The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolf caught it.”

But wait — can a wolf catch a horse? Unlikely, but again, we fix language, not realism.

Alternatively, maybe “the horse jumped over the stream when the wolf chased it”? But we must stick close to original.

Original says: “when the wolve catohe d it” → almost certainly “when the wolf caught it”

So final version:
✔ The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolf caught it.

*(We’ll use “wolf” singular because “wolve” is closer to “wolf” than “wolves” — and “caught it” implies one animal did the catching.)*

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

- “Chilren” → typo, should be “Children”
- “her parents” → children have “their” parents, not “her” (unless referring to one child, but subject is plural “children”)
- “like his sister done” → incorrect verb form; should be “as their sister does” or “like their sister does” — also pronoun mismatch (“his” doesn’t match “children”)

Better: “Children should listen to their parents as their sister does.”

Or: “Children should listen to their parents like their sister does.”

“Done” is past participle — needs auxiliary verb. “Does” is present tense, matches “should listen”.

✔ Corrected: Children should listen to their parents like their sister does.

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7. Its not importent what pe ople looks like, its how he acts.

- “Its” → should be “It’s” (contraction of “it is”)
- “importent” → typo, should be “important”
- “pe ople” → typo, should be “people”
- “looks” → subject is “people” (plural), so verb should be “look”
- Second “its” → again, should be “it’s”
- “he” → inconsistent; first part talks about “people” (general), then switches to “he” — should be “they” or rephrase

Better: “It’s not important what people look like; it’s how they act.”

✔ Corrected: It’s not important what people look like; it’s how they act.

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

This one is mostly correct!

Check:
- “Lance’s” → possessive, correct
- “decided that he could go” → fine
- “but he could only stay an hour” → grammatically okay, but adding a comma before “but” improves readability (compound sentence)

Optional improvement: add comma before “but”

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

*(Some style guides say you don’t need the comma if both clauses are short, but including it is safer and clearer for students.)*

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Now, compiling all corrected sentences:

Final Answer:
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 their sister does.
7. It’s not important what people look like; it’s how they act.
8. Lance’s parents decided that he could go, but he could only stay an hour.