apostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYScapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencedashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYScapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.commapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apausetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.sentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclauseFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencedashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alone

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