semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.apostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideassentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.you can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSsemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedcolons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.apostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseindependentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentenceindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.quotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideassentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.you can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationSubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYS

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