Independent Clauses ( 獨立子句 )
＊ Independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction are separated by
commas.
(1) Two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction are
separated by a comma.
(2) Two independent clauses not connected by a coordinating conjunction are
separated by a semicolon.
(3) A semicolon is used to separate independent clauses that are joined by a
coordinating conjunction but are heavily punctuated with commas internally.
(4) Short independent clauses, when used in a series( consists of at least
three elements ) with a coordinating conjunction preceding the final clause
, may be separated by commas.
Comma Splice：use of a comma between two independent clauses not joined by a
coordinating conjunction.
Run-together Sentence：omitting punctuation between two independent clauses not
by a conjunction.
(5) Connect two independent clauses by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
if the two clauses are logically equal importance.
(6) Connect two independent clauses by a semicolon if they are close enough
in thought to make one sentence and you want to omit the conjunction.
(7) Write the two independent clauses as separated sentences if you wish to
give them separated emphasis.
(8) Subordinating one of the independent clause.
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