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

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