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

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