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Grammarian-bot Posted 20 years ago
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Conjuntive adverb preceded by comma

Can a conjunctive adverb be preceded by a comma (instead of a semi-colon) while connecting two independent clauses.

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never use a semi colon before a coordinating conjunction. I f you link two indepndent c. with a coordinator, use a comma.

  • never use a semi colon before a coordinating conjunction.
  • I f you link two indepndent c.
  • with a coordinator, use a comma.
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never use a semi colon before a coordinating conjunction.
I f you link two indepndent c. with a coordinator, use a comma.
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Inchoateknowledgenever use a semi colon before a coordinating conjunction.
I f you link two indepndent c. with a coordinator, use a comma.
Well ... I think we can also use a correlative conjunction with a comma to comine two independent clauses. Can we?

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If you use a correlative conjunction to join two independent clauses, separate the clauses with a comma before the second element of the conjunction.

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