paraphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.independentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencescompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentiontimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemsparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideasquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.FANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsindependentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.semicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedproofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.independentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand aloneDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencescompoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesdashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentencecolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencesentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentiontimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.capitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitems

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