timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.you can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemscolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencessemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.you can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemscolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencessemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apause

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