1. Let’s Proofread
Grade 3
Language Arts

2. Proofreading a sentence means trying to find a mistake and correct it.
What is proofreading?
Proofreading a sentence means trying to find a mistake and correct it.

3. Common Mistakes: Punctuation Capitalization Word Usage
Run-On sentences

4. Punctuation
End marks – periods, question marks, and exclamations marks
Commas – date, words in a series
Abbreviations and Titles
Quotation Marks

5. Can You Correct These Sentences?
I see the deer in the distance
What a delicious pizza this is
My birthday is November
Dr Smith moved to Washington.
Stand over there, said the teacher.

6. 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.

7. Capitalization
Beginning of sentence
Proper Nouns
Titles

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. Subject-Verb Agreement Possessives Plurals
Word Usage
Verb Tense
Subject-Verb Agreement
Possessives
Plurals

11. Can you correct these sentences?
He seen a rabbit in the yard.
Boxes was in her bedroom.
Those boys toys disappeared.
Their desks were messy today.

12. 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.

13. For more practice, print and complete the following.
How did you do?
For more practice, print and complete the following.
Proofreading
Finding More Violators