The carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.His favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.It’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.Used in acomplexlistThe storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasWe visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.The park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.The train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesThe main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.He saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.I like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.Used toseparate twoindependentclauses joinedby a transitionThe carbroke down;consequently,we had to calla tow truck.His favorite booksare Pride andPrejudice by JaneAusten; To Kill aMockingbird byHarper Lee; and1984 by GeorgeOrwell.It’s not justa goodidea; it’sthe law.Used in acomplexlistThe storewas closed;therefore, wecouldn't buygroceries.He had tocancel hisplans;somethingurgent came upat work.Used toclarify a listwith internalcommasWe visited NewYork, New York;Paris, France;and Tokyo,Japan.He washungry; heate the entirepizza byhimself.Conjunctiveadverbs canshow contrast,cause andeffect, orsequence.The bookwasfascinating; Icouldn't put itdown.The park waspeaceful;birds weresinging in thetrees.The committeemembers were Mr.Johnson, thechairman; Ms. Davis,the treasurer; and Mr.Garcia, the secretary.The train wasdelayed; as aresult, wemissed ourconnection.The restaurantwas fullybooked; wedecided toorder takeoutinstead.She lovestraveling to newplaces; herfavoritedestination isItaly.Usedbetween twoindependentclausesThe main charactersin the play areHamlet, the prince ofDenmark; Ophelia,Hamlet's loveinterest; andClaudius, the king ofDenmark.Before aconjunctiveadverb (e.g.,however,therefore)She didn’tfeel well;however,she still wentto work.The moviewas long;nevertheless,it was veryentertaining.He saved upmoney formonths; finally,he bought anew car.I like to readbooks;however, I don'thave much timefor it lately.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 car broke down; consequently, we had to call a tow truck.
  2. His favorite books are Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; and 1984 by George Orwell.
  3. It’s not just a good idea; it’s the law.
  4. Used in a complex list
  5. The store was closed; therefore, we couldn't buy groceries.
  6. He had to cancel his plans; something urgent came up at work.
  7. Used to clarify a list with internal commas
  8. We visited New York, New York; Paris, France; and Tokyo, Japan.
  9. He was hungry; he ate the entire pizza by himself.
  10. Conjunctive adverbs can show contrast, cause and effect, or sequence.
  11. The book was fascinating; I couldn't put it down.
  12. The park was peaceful; birds were singing in the trees.
  13. The committee members were Mr. Johnson, the chairman; Ms. Davis, the treasurer; and Mr. Garcia, the secretary.
  14. The train was delayed; as a result, we missed our connection.
  15. The restaurant was fully booked; we decided to order takeout instead.
  16. She loves traveling to new places; her favorite destination is Italy.
  17. Used between two independent clauses
  18. The main characters in the play are Hamlet, the prince of Denmark; Ophelia, Hamlet's love interest; and Claudius, the king of Denmark.
  19. Before a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, therefore)
  20. She didn’t feel well; however, she still went to work.
  21. The movie was long; nevertheless, it was very entertaining.
  22. He saved up money for months; finally, he bought a new car.
  23. I like to read books; however, I don't have much time for it lately.
  24. Used to separate two independent clauses joined by a transition