independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentiontimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencescolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relateddashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentiontimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencescolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relateddashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsapostropheThis 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. clauses that can stand on their own as sentences.
    independent clauses
  2. What is it called when you use your own words to describe someone else's ideas
    paraphrase
  3. It is a good idea to have someone ______ your writing for punctuation.
    proofread
  4. This is crucial to making my writing interesting and keeping my reader's attention
    sentence variety
  5. You would use an ellipsis as a literary device for this.
    time change in a movie
  6. When quoting a complete sentence, you always _____ the first word.
    capitalized
  7. A sentence with 2 independent clauses and no dependent clauses
    compound sentence
  8. punctuation used to indicate an omission and/or pause in a sentence
    ellipsis
  9. clauses that can not stand on their own as sentences
    Dependent clause
  10. joins 2 clauses where one clause introduces a 2nd clause that clarifies the 1st clause
    colon
  11. punctuation used to mark a separation in a sentence which creates a pause
    comma
  12. links a dependent clause to an independent clause using FANBOYS
    Subordinating Conjunction
  13. punctuation
    you can add different types of ___ to add sentence variety
  14. This joins two independent clauses that are related
    semicolon
  15. punctuation used to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    dash
  16. This is a part of a sentence that can stand alone
    independent clause
  17. You can use this acronym to remember coordinating conjunctions
    FANBOYS
  18. You need this when using a direct quote.
    quotation marks
  19. These can be used in lists to introduce or separate items
    colons or semicolons
  20. This is used to show possession or in contractions.
    apostrophe