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

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