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