Il jolly dà un punto bonus.

Because jolly is being used as a masculine singular noun in Italian, so it takes il.

A few helpful points:

• jolly is a borrowed word, commonly used in Italian for a joker or wild card
• borrowed nouns in Italian are often treated as masculine
• the word begins with a normal consonant sound, so il is the regular article

So:

• il jolly = the joker / the wild card

Its plural is usually:

• i jolly

The noun itself usually does not change form.

The accent distinguishes the verb dà from the preposition da.

• dà = he/she/it gives
• da = from, by, at, depending on context

In this sentence, dà is the third-person singular of dare:

• io do
• tu dai
• lui/lei dà

So the accent is important in standard writing.

Here is the basic breakdown:

• Il jolly = the subject
• dà = the verb
• un punto bonus = the direct object

So the structure is:

• subject + verb + object

That is a very normal Italian sentence pattern.

Because punto starts with a normal consonant, p, so the correct masculine singular indefinite article is un.

Italian uses:

• un before most masculine singular nouns
• uno before certain special consonant sounds, such as:
  • z: uno zaino
  • s + consonant: uno studente
  • gn: uno gnomo
  • ps: uno psicologo
  • x: uno xilofono

Since punto starts with just p, you say:

• un punto

Yes, English normally says bonus point, with the modifier first. Italian often puts that kind of modifier after the noun.

So:

• English: bonus point
• Italian: punto bonus

This is very common in Italian, especially with labels, categories, and game terminology.

You can think of bonus here as something like an invariable descriptive word attached to punto.

Usually no. Bonus is generally treated as invariable.

So you would normally get:

• un punto bonus
• due punti bonus

Notice that:

• punto → punti changes normally
• bonus stays the same

This is common with many borrowed words in Italian.

Yes, usually it is.

So you get:

• il jolly
• i jolly

The article changes, but the noun jolly usually stays the same.

This is another common pattern with borrowed nouns in Italian.

All three are possible grammatically.

Italian often does not use an explicit subject pronoun when the verb ending already shows the person and number. Here, dà means:

• he gives
• she gives
• it gives

In this sentence, the subject is il jolly, so in English it would usually be it gives.

Yes, that can be possible depending on style and context, but it is a bit different in feel.

• un punto bonus sounds compact and game-like
• un bonus di un punto sounds more expanded, like a bonus of one point

In rules, tables, and game descriptions, punto bonus often sounds more natural and concise.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Il jolly → eel JOL-lee
• dà → da
• un punto bonus → oon POON-toh BOH-noos

A more Italian-like approximation would be:

• eel JOL-lee da oon POON-toh BOH-noos

A few pronunciation notes:

• jolly begins with a dj sound, like English j
• punto has a clear oo sound
• bonus in Italian is usually pronounced with Italian vowels, not exactly like English

Because Italian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

English says:

• It gives a bonus point

Italian normally just says:

• Dà un punto bonus

or, when the subject is stated:

• Il jolly dà un punto bonus

The verb form already tells you it is third-person singular, so Italian does not need a separate word for it.