A word or wordgroup that makesthe meaning of aword or wordgroup morespecific.A group of words thatis punctuated as if itwere a completesentence but that doesnot contain both asubject and a verb orthat does not expressa complete thought.Indicates thetime of theaction or stateof beingexpressed bythe verb.A specialpunctuation marktypically used tomean “note whatfollows”, such asbefore lists.The voice averb is in whenit expresses anaction done byits subject.The voice theverb is in whenit expresses anaction done toits subject.A group of wordsthat contains asubject and a verband expresses acomplete thought.The use of the samegrammatical forms orstructures to balancerelated ideas in asentence.Marks a pause ina sentence that’snot quite as strongas a period, but itis stronger than acomma.A noun orpronoun placedbeside anothernoun to identifyor describe it.A word, phrase, orclause that seemsto modify thewrong word orwords in asentence.A run-on sentencein which nopunctuationseparatescompletesentences.Thecorrespondence,or match, ingender andnumber betweengrammaticalforms.FANBOYS;Join two partsof a sentencethat aregrammaticallyequal.A modifying word,phrase, or clause thatdoes not clearly andsensibly modify aword or word groupin a sentence.The word orwords that apronounstands for.A very shorthorizontalline betweenwords.Used inplace of oneor morenouns orpronouns.Noun, Pronoun, Verb,Adverb, Adjective,Conjunction, Article,Preposition: The rolea word plays in asentence.A horizontal linethat shows apause or break inmeaning, or thatrepresents missingwords or letters.Pairs ofconjunctions thatjoin words orgroups of wordsthat are used inthe same way.A pronounthat points outa specificperson, place,idea or thing.Two or morecompletesentencesrun togetheras one.A run-on sentencein which only acomma separatestwo completesentences.A word or wordgroup that makesthe meaning of aword or wordgroup morespecific.A group of words thatis punctuated as if itwere a completesentence but that doesnot contain both asubject and a verb orthat does not expressa complete thought.Indicates thetime of theaction or stateof beingexpressed bythe verb.A specialpunctuation marktypically used tomean “note whatfollows”, such asbefore lists.The voice averb is in whenit expresses anaction done byits subject.The voice theverb is in whenit expresses anaction done toits subject.A group of wordsthat contains asubject and a verband expresses acomplete thought.The use of the samegrammatical forms orstructures to balancerelated ideas in asentence.Marks a pause ina sentence that’snot quite as strongas a period, but itis stronger than acomma.A noun orpronoun placedbeside anothernoun to identifyor describe it.A word, phrase, orclause that seemsto modify thewrong word orwords in asentence.A run-on sentencein which nopunctuationseparatescompletesentences.Thecorrespondence,or match, ingender andnumber betweengrammaticalforms.FANBOYS;Join two partsof a sentencethat aregrammaticallyequal.A modifying word,phrase, or clause thatdoes not clearly andsensibly modify aword or word groupin a sentence.The word orwords that apronounstands for.A very shorthorizontalline betweenwords.Used inplace of oneor morenouns orpronouns.Noun, Pronoun, Verb,Adverb, Adjective,Conjunction, Article,Preposition: The rolea word plays in asentence.A horizontal linethat shows apause or break inmeaning, or thatrepresents missingwords or letters.Pairs ofconjunctions thatjoin words orgroups of wordsthat are used inthe same way.A pronounthat points outa specificperson, place,idea or thing.Two or morecompletesentencesrun togetheras one.A run-on sentencein which only acomma separatestwo completesentences.

October: Grammar Terms - 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. A word or word group that makes the meaning of a word or word group more specific.
  2. A group of words that is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or that does not express a complete thought.
  3. Indicates the time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb.
  4. A special punctuation mark typically used to mean “note what follows”, such as before lists.
  5. The voice a verb is in when it expresses an action done by its subject.
  6. The voice the verb is in when it expresses an action done to its subject.
  7. A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
  8. The use of the same grammatical forms or structures to balance related ideas in a sentence.
  9. Marks a pause in a sentence that’s not quite as strong as a period, but it is stronger than a comma.
  10. A noun or pronoun placed beside another noun to identify or describe it.
  11. A word, phrase, or clause that seems to modify the wrong word or words in a sentence.
  12. A run-on sentence in which no punctuation separates complete sentences.
  13. The correspondence, or match, in gender and number between grammatical forms.
  14. FANBOYS; Join two parts of a sentence that are grammatically equal.
  15. A modifying word, phrase, or clause that does not clearly and sensibly modify a word or word group in a sentence.
  16. The word or words that a pronoun stands for.
  17. A very short horizontal line between words.
  18. Used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns.
  19. Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Conjunction, Article, Preposition: The role a word plays in a sentence.
  20. A horizontal line that shows a pause or break in meaning, or that represents missing words or letters.
  21. Pairs of conjunctions that join words or groups of words that are used in the same way.
  22. A pronoun that points out a specific person, place, idea or thing.
  23. Two or more complete sentences run together as one.
  24. A run-on sentence in which only a comma separates two complete sentences.