ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationtimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.apostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausecolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationtimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.apostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausecolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYS

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