sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausessemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencestimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausessemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencestimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.

Punctuation Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. This is crucial to making my writing interesting and keeping my reader's attention
    sentence variety
  2. A sentence with 2 independent clauses and no dependent clauses
    compound sentence
  3. This joins two independent clauses that are related
    semicolon
  4. clauses that can stand on their own as sentences.
    independent clauses
  5. punctuation used to indicate an omission and/or pause in a sentence
    ellipsis
  6. punctuation
    you can add different types of ___ to add sentence variety
  7. This is a part of a sentence that can stand alone
    independent clause
  8. You can use this acronym to remember coordinating conjunctions
    FANBOYS
  9. joins 2 clauses where one clause introduces a 2nd clause that clarifies the 1st clause
    colon
  10. clauses that can not stand on their own as sentences
    Dependent clause
  11. You would use an ellipsis as a literary device for this.
    time change in a movie
  12. What is it called when you use your own words to describe someone else's ideas
    paraphrase
  13. These can be used in lists to introduce or separate items
    colons or semicolons
  14. links a dependent clause to an independent clause using FANBOYS
    Subordinating Conjunction
  15. It is a good idea to have someone ______ your writing for punctuation.
    proofread
  16. punctuation used to mark a separation in a sentence which creates a pause
    comma
  17. You need this when using a direct quote.
    quotation marks
  18. When quoting a complete sentence, you always _____ the first word.
    capitalized
  19. punctuation used to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    dash
  20. This is used to show possession or in contractions.
    apostrophe