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