46d Linking the clauses with a semicolon
46dLinking the clauses with a semicolon
If the ideas in the two clauses are closely related and you want to give them equal emphasis, you can link them with a semicolon.
Be careful when you link clauses with either a conjunctive adverb or a transitional phrase. Precede such words and phrases with a semicolon (see Chapter 55), with a period, or with a comma combined with a coordinating conjunction (36g).
SOME CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS AND TRANSITIONAL PHRASES
| also | in contrast | next |
| anyway | indeed | now |
| besides | in fact | otherwise |
| certainly | instead | similarly |
| finally | likewise | still |
| furthermore | meanwhile | then |
| however | moreover | therefore |
| in addition | namely | thus |
| incidentally | nevertheless | undoubtedly |
For Multilingual Writers: Sentence length