The park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.We visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.Used in acomplexlistHe saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.His favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.The carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.The storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasIt’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.The main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.I like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesThe train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.Used toseparate twoindependentclauses joinedby a transitionThe park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.We visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.Used in acomplexlistHe saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.His favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.The carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.The storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasIt’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.The main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.I like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesThe train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.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. The park was peaceful; birds were singing in the trees.
  2. She didn’t feel well; however, she still went to work.
  3. The committee members were Mr. Johnson, the chairman; Ms. Davis, the treasurer; and Mr. Garcia, the secretary.
  4. The book was fascinating; I couldn't put it down.
  5. She loves traveling to new places; her favorite destination is Italy.
  6. We visited New York, New York; Paris, France; and Tokyo, Japan.
  7. Used in a complex list
  8. He saved up money for months; finally, he bought a new car.
  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. He had to cancel his plans; something urgent came up at work.
  12. The car broke down; consequently, we had to call a tow truck.
  13. The restaurant was fully booked; we decided to order takeout instead.
  14. The store was closed; therefore, we couldn't buy groceries.
  15. Used to clarify a list with internal commas
  16. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law.
  17. The main characters in the play are Hamlet, the prince of Denmark; Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest; and Claudius, the king of Denmark.
  18. I like to read books; however, I don't have much time for it lately.
  19. Before a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, therefore)
  20. The movie was long; nevertheless, it was very entertaining.
  21. Conjunctive adverbs can show contrast, cause and effect, or sequence.
  22. Used between two independent clauses
  23. The train was delayed; as a result, we missed our connection.
  24. Used to separate two independent clauses joined by a transition