College Composition / Unit 3 CMP 0060 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Conjunctive Adverbs Need a Semicolon
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The idea
Words such as however, therefore, consequently and moreover do not join clauses on their own.
In practice
"Prices rose, however, demand held steady" is a comma splice; "Prices rose; however, demand held steady" is correct.
Where people slip
Inside a single clause, however takes commas only: "Demand, however, held steady."
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