Let’s Proofread

Grade 3
Language Arts
What is proofreading?

Proofreading a sentence
means trying to find a
mistake and correct it.
Common Mistakes:

 Punctuation
 Capitalization
 Word Usage
 Run-On sentences
Punctuation

 End marks – periods, question marks,

and exclamations marks
 Commas – date, words in a series
 Abbreviations and Titles
 Quotation Marks
 Can You Correct These
Sentences?
1. I see the deer in the distance
2. What a delicious pizza this is
3. My birthday is November 20 1955
4. Dr Smith moved to Washington.
5. Stand over there, said the teacher.
Can You Correct These
Sentences?
 I see the deer in the distance.
 What a delicious pizza this is!
 My birthday is November 20, 1955
 Dr. Smith moved to Washington.
 “Stand over there,” said the teacher.
Capitalization

Beginning of
sentence
Proper Nouns
Titles
Can you correct these sentences?

 he visited the Space Museum.

 emily smith goes to maple
ridge school.
 Have you read did you carry
the flag today,Charlie?
Can you correct these sentences?

 He visited the Space Museum.

 Emily Smith goes to Maple
Ridge School.
 Have you read Did You Carry
the Flag Today,Charlie?
Word Usage

Verb Tense
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Possessives
Plurals
Can you correct these sentences?

1. He seen a rabbit in the yard.

2. Boxes was in her bedroom.
3. Those boys toys disappeared.
4. Their desks were messy
today.
Can you correct these sentences?

 He saw a rabbit in the yard.

 Boxes were in her bedroom.
 Those boys’ toys disappeared.
 Their desks were messy
today.
How did you do?

 For more practice, print

and complete the
following.
2. Proofreading
3. Finding More Violators