capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonequotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.

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