All authors arereferred to by fullname the first timementioned and bylast namesubsequently.Add follow upto a quote thatconnectssource's idea toyour argument.Correctmixedmetaphor.(23b)Confirm everysource in theworks citedhas a matchingin-text citation.(13a)All quotes arepunctuated (e.g.period aftercitation) andcited correctly.(34c)Addmissingword.(23f)Correct MLAcitation oralphabetizeworks citedpage (13).Titles are allcorrect(italicized or inquotationmarks). (34, 38)Add detailsto clarify andaddcredibility.(23a)Correctconstruction.(23c)Reorder ideasso they areleast to mostimportant.(26b)Deliberatelyrepeat wordtoemphasizeidea. (26c)Correct mixedor mismatchedsentence parts.(23c-d)Fix "In thisarticle, it..." or"there are,""it is"constructions.(30a)Subordinateideaseffectively.(24a, c)Use cumulative orperiodic sentence,question,exclamation, orcommand.(27c-d)Create/correctparallelism inpaired orlisted ideas.(25)Varysentencelength: longand short.(26e, 27a)Coordinateideaseffectively.(24b-c)Revisesentence toemphasizewords at end ofsentence. (26a)Revisesentenceopening.(27b)Delete "iswhen/where,"or "thereason is."(23e)Completecomparisonsorintensifiers.(23g-h)Addattributivetag before aquotation.(11c)All authors arereferred to by fullname the first timementioned and bylast namesubsequently.Add follow upto a quote thatconnectssource's idea toyour argument.Correctmixedmetaphor.(23b)Confirm everysource in theworks citedhas a matchingin-text citation.(13a)All quotes arepunctuated (e.g.period aftercitation) andcited correctly.(34c)Addmissingword.(23f)Correct MLAcitation oralphabetizeworks citedpage (13).Titles are allcorrect(italicized or inquotationmarks). (34, 38)Add detailsto clarify andaddcredibility.(23a)Correctconstruction.(23c)Reorder ideasso they areleast to mostimportant.(26b)Deliberatelyrepeat wordtoemphasizeidea. (26c)Correct mixedor mismatchedsentence parts.(23c-d)Fix "In thisarticle, it..." or"there are,""it is"constructions.(30a)Subordinateideaseffectively.(24a, c)Use cumulative orperiodic sentence,question,exclamation, orcommand.(27c-d)Create/correctparallelism inpaired orlisted ideas.(25)Varysentencelength: longand short.(26e, 27a)Coordinateideaseffectively.(24b-c)Revisesentence toemphasizewords at end ofsentence. (26a)Revisesentenceopening.(27b)Delete "iswhen/where,"or "thereason is."(23e)Completecomparisonsorintensifiers.(23g-h)Addattributivetag before aquotation.(11c)

Effective Sentences and MLA (HE) - 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. All authors are referred to by full name the first time mentioned and by last name subsequently.
  2. Add follow up to a quote that connects source's idea to your argument.
  3. Correct mixed metaphor. (23b)
  4. Confirm every source in the works cited has a matching in-text citation. (13a)
  5. All quotes are punctuated (e.g. period after citation) and cited correctly. (34c)
  6. Add missing word. (23f)
  7. Correct MLA citation or alphabetize works cited page (13).
  8. Titles are all correct (italicized or in quotation marks). (34, 38)
  9. Add details to clarify and add credibility. (23a)
  10. Correct construction. (23c)
  11. Reorder ideas so they are least to most important. (26b)
  12. Deliberately repeat word to emphasize idea. (26c)
  13. Correct mixed or mismatched sentence parts. (23c-d)
  14. Fix "In this article, it..." or "there are," "it is" constructions. (30a)
  15. Subordinate ideas effectively.(24a, c)
  16. Use cumulative or periodic sentence, question, exclamation, or command. (27c-d)
  17. Create/correct parallelism in paired or listed ideas. (25)
  18. Vary sentence length: long and short. (26e, 27a)
  19. Coordinate ideas effectively. (24b-c)
  20. Revise sentence to emphasize words at end of sentence. (26a)
  21. Revise sentence opening. (27b)
  22. Delete "is when/where," or "the reason is." (23e)
  23. Complete comparisons or intensifiers. (23g-h)
  24. Add attributive tag before a quotation. (11c)