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

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