ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencecompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.colonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedtimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.ellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencecompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.colonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionscommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentionsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedtimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.

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