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The purpose of '''conjunctive adverbs''' is to join clauses, phrases, or ideas. When joining two [[What is an independent clause?| independent clauses]], conjunctive adverbs are performing the same function as [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?| coordinating conjunctions]]; however, the rules of punctuation are different (Simmons 2013).
The purpose of '''conjunctive adverbs''' is to join [[What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?| clauses]], phrases, or ideas. When joining two [[What is an independent clause?| independent clauses]], conjunctive adverbs are performing the same function as [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?| coordinating conjunctions]]; however, the rules of punctuation are different (Simmons 2013).


Here is a list of common conjunctive adverbs:
Here is a list of common conjunctive adverbs:
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   <li>If the adverb separates two independent clauses, the structure is as follows: <br/>
   <li>If the adverb separates two independent clauses, the structure is as follows: <br/>
Clause1; adverb, clause2.</li>
Clause1; adverb, clause2. Notice how the clauses are separated with a semicolon instead of a comma.</li>
   <li>If the adverb falls anywhere within a single independent clause, the structure is as follows: <br/>
   <li>If the adverb falls anywhere within a single independent clause, the structure is as follows: <br/>
Adverb, clause. '''or''' Beginning of clause, adverb, end of clause. '''or''' Clause, adverb ("Using Conjunctive Adverbs" 2012).</li>
Adverb, clause. '''''or''''' Beginning of clause, adverb, end of clause. '''''or''''' Clause, adverb ("Using Conjunctive Adverbs" 2012).</li>
   <li>If the adverb creates a weak interruption within a sentence, no commas are necessary (Simmons 2013).</li>
   <li>If the adverb creates a weak interruption within a sentence, no commas are necessary (Simmons 2013).</li>
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