Coordination
In coordination, two complete sentences (independent clauses) are joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon alone, or a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb.
| TWO SENTENCES | This internship is prestigious. Many interns have gone on to get good jobs. |
| JOINED WITH A COMMA AND COORDINATING CONJUNCTION |
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COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
| for | and | nor | but | or | yet | so |
| JOINED WITH A SEMICOLON ALONE |
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| JOINED WITH A COMMON CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB |
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COMMON CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
| afterward | frequently | instead |
| also | however | still |
| as a result | in addition | then |
| besides | in fact | therefore |
| consequently |