Dependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausescolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausecapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedsentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausescolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausecapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedsentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideas

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