The storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.It’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasUsed in acomplexlistHe saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.The park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.The carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesI like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.Used toseparate twoindependentclauses joinedby a transitionHis favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.We visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.The main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.The storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.It’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasUsed in acomplexlistHe saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.The park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.The carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesI like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.Used toseparate twoindependentclauses joinedby a transitionHis favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.We visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.The main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.

SEMICOLONS! - 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. The store was closed; therefore, we couldn't buy groceries.
  2. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law.
  3. He had to cancel his plans; something urgent came up at work.
  4. The committee members were Mr. Johnson, the chairman; Ms. Davis, the treasurer; and Mr. Garcia, the secretary.
  5. Used to clarify a list with internal commas
  6. Used in a complex list
  7. He saved up money for months; finally, he bought a new car.
  8. Conjunctive adverbs can show contrast, cause and effect, or sequence.
  9. The park was peaceful; birds were singing in the trees.
  10. The car broke down; consequently, we had to call a tow truck.
  11. She didn’t feel well; however, she still went to work.
  12. The train was delayed; as a result, we missed our connection.
  13. Before a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, therefore)
  14. The restaurant was fully booked; we decided to order takeout instead.
  15. Used between two independent clauses
  16. I like to read books; however, I don't have much time for it lately.
  17. Used to separate two independent clauses joined by a transition
  18. His favorite books are Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; and 1984 by George Orwell.
  19. He was hungry; he ate the entire pizza by himself.
  20. The book was fascinating; I couldn't put it down.
  21. The movie was long; nevertheless, it was very entertaining.
  22. We visited New York, New York; Paris, France; and Tokyo, Japan.
  23. She loves traveling to new places; her favorite destination is Italy.
  24. The main characters in the play are Hamlet, the prince of Denmark; Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest; and Claudius, the king of Denmark.