semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relateddashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencessemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relateddashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.timechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideascapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentences

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. This joins two independent clauses that are related
    semicolon
  2. punctuation used to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence
    dash
  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. You need this when using a direct quote.
    quotation marks
  6. What is it called when you use your own words to describe someone else's ideas
    paraphrase
  7. When quoting a complete sentence, you always _____ the first word.
    capitalized
  8. A sentence with 2 independent clauses and no dependent clauses
    compound sentence
  9. You can use this acronym to remember coordinating conjunctions
    FANBOYS
  10. punctuation used to mark a separation in a sentence which creates a pause
    comma
  11. punctuation
    you can add different types of ___ to add sentence variety
  12. This is used to show possession or in contractions.
    apostrophe
  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. This is a part of a sentence that can stand alone
    independent clause
  16. punctuation used to indicate an omission and/or pause in a sentence
    ellipsis
  17. links a dependent clause to an independent clause using FANBOYS
    Subordinating Conjunction
  18. clauses that can stand on their own as sentences.
    independent clauses
  19. These can be used in lists to introduce or separate items
    colons or semicolons
  20. clauses that can not stand on their own as sentences
    Dependent clause