dashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideassemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.independentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemssentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclausedashpunctuationused to indicatea break in thethought orstructure of asentenceapostropheThis is usedto showpossessionor incontractions.proofreadIt is a good ideato havesomeone______ yourwriting forpunctuation.SubordinatingConjunctionlinks adependentclause to anindependentclause usingFANBOYSellipsispunctuationused to indicatean omissionand/or pause ina sentencetimechange ina movieYou woulduse an ellipsisas a literarydevice forthis.independentclausesclauses thatcan stand ontheir own assentences.compoundsentenceA sentence with2 independentclauses and nodependentclausesparaphraseWhat is it calledwhen you useyour own wordsto describesomeone else'sideassemicolonThis joinstwoindependentclauses thatare relatedDependentclauseclauses thatcan notstand ontheir own assentencesFANBOYSYou can usethis acronymto remembercoordinatingconjunctionsquotationmarksYou needthis whenusing adirect quote.independentclauseThis is a partof asentencethat canstand alonecommapunctuationused to mark aseparation in asentence whichcreates apauseyou can adddifferent typesof ___ to addsentencevarietypunctuationcapitalizedWhen quotinga completesentence, youalways _____the first word.colons orsemicolonsThese can beused in liststo introduceor separateitemssentencevarietyThis is crucial tomaking my writinginteresting andkeeping myreader's attentioncolonjoins 2 clauseswhere one clauseintroduces a 2ndclause thatclarifies the 1stclause

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