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 When a conjunctive adverb connects two [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/01/ independent clauses] in one sentence, it is followed by a semicolon and then usually a comma.
-'''Example:''' Alice read her book; therefore, she was able to go to the party.
+'''Example:'''
+ Alice read her book; therefore, she was able to go to the party.
- ''As you can see, semi-colon is put after book, and because therefore is the adverb, we follow it with a comma.''
+As you can see, semi-colon is put after book, and because therefore is the adverb, we follow it with a comma.
-Due to budget cuts, critics on rotten tomatoes may lose their jobs; consequently, their finances may fall apart.
+ Due to budget cuts, critics on rotten tomatoes may lose their jobs; consequently, their finances may fall apart.
- '''If a conjunctive adverb is used in any other position in a sentence, it is set off by commas.'''
-''Example:'' Meanwhile, Alice continues to read Science Fiction while soaking her feet in the bath.
-Bruce Springstien, however, maintains a huge smile as he walks through the vacant house.
-''The adverbs used here are meanwhile and however: when used properly, they are almost always followed by a comma.''
+If a conjunctive adverb is used in any other position in a sentence, it is set off by commas.
+'''Example:'''
+ Meanwhile, Alice continues to read Science Fiction while soaking her feet in the bath.
+ Bruce Springstien, however, maintains a huge smile as he walks through the vacant house.
+The adverbs used here are meanwhile and however: when used properly, they are almost always followed by a comma.
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