Sentence Grammar Correction Worksheet 2nd Edition - Free Printable

Explanation:
We need to fix each sentence by correcting spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or grammar. Let’s go one by one:

1. *If Janie calls tonite, tell them I’m not home.*
- “tonite” → misspelled; correct is tonight
- “them” → should be her, since Janie is a person (female name), and we’re referring to *Janie* calling, so the pronoun should match.
✔ Corrected: 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.*
- “Brooklyn bridge” → proper noun; both words should be capitalized: Brooklyn Bridge
- Also, this is an inversion sentence (“Not for the world would I…”), which is grammatically okay, but we should add a comma after the introductory phrase for clarity (though not strictly required in informal writing). However, standard practice for such inversions is no comma unless it's very long. Here, it's fine without, but the main error is capitalization.
✔ Corrected: Not for the world would I go to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge.

3. *He run quick to secon base.*
- “run” → subject is “He”, so verb should be past tense: ran
- “quick” → adverb needed to modify “ran”; correct adverb is quickly
- “secon” → misspelled; correct is second
✔ Corrected: He ran quickly to second base.

4. *Noone wanted too be with he at luch.*
- “Noone” → should be two words: No one
- “too” → should be to (infinitive verb)
- “he” → object of preposition “with”, so should be him
- “luch” → misspelled; correct is lunch
✔ Corrected: No one wanted to be with him at lunch.

5. *The horse had jump over the steem when the wolve catohe d it.*
This one is messy. Let’s break it down:
- “had jump” → past perfect needs past participle: jumped
- “steem” → misspelled; should be stream
- “wolve” → plural of wolf is wolves
- “catohe d it” → looks like “caught it” (typo: “catohe d” → caught it)
✔ Corrected: The horse had jumped over the stream when the wolves caught it.

6. *Chilren should listen to her parents like his sister done.*
- “Chilren” → misspelled: Children
- “her parents” → inconsistent pronoun; if subject is “Children” (plural, gender-neutral), use their
- “his sister done” → “done” is wrong; should be past tense verb: did
Also, “his sister” — again, inconsistent. Since subject is “Children”, better to say their sister
✔ Corrected: Children should listen to their parents like their sister did.

7. *Its not important what peopple looks like, its how he acts.*
- “Its” → first one should be It’s (contraction of “It is”)
- “peopple” → misspelled: people
- “looks” → subject is “what people [do]”, so verb should be look (plural subject)
- second “its” → should be it’s
- “he” → again, generic person; better to use they for gender neutrality, or keep consistent: since “people” is plural, use they
✔ Corrected: It’s not important what people look like; it’s how they act.
(Note: semicolon or period can separate the two clauses; comma alone would be a comma splice.)

8. *Lance’s parents decided that he could go but he could only stay an hour.*
- This sentence is almost correct! But “an hour” is fine — however, check punctuation: two independent clauses joined by “but” need a comma before “but”.
So: *Lance’s parents decided that he could go, but he could only stay an hour.*
✔ Corrected: Lance’s parents decided that he could go, but he could only stay an hour.

Now let’s write all corrected sentences clearly:

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 wolves caught it.
6. Children should listen to their parents like their sister did.
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.

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 wolves caught it.
6. Children should listen to their parents like their sister did.
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.