Avoiding misuses of the semicolon

Do not use a semicolon in the following situations.

between a subordinate clause and the rest of the sentence

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between an appositive and the word it refers to

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to introduce a list

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between independent clauses joined by and, but, or, nor, for, so, or yet

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exception: If one or both of the independent clauses contain a comma, you may use a semicolon with a coordinating conjunction between the clauses.