When combining two complete sentences with a conjunction ("and," "but," "or," "for," or "yet"), precede the conjunction with a comma. Example: Still, the sun is slowly getting brighter and hotter, and ...
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A semicolon (;) joins two complete sentences that are closely linked in meaning. They can be used instead of a full stop between related sentences, or instead of a conjunction like 'and' or 'but'. I ...