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

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