... Friend, the Semicolon Notice the pattern:; as a result, semicolon + conjunctive adverb + commaThis is a typical construction with semicolons. Our Friend, the SemicolonThere is one other ... disappeared. One idea (the second one) now depends on the other; it has become a dependent clause. Our Friend, the SemicolonBut let’s try something else. Our Friend, the SemicolonLet’s try ... clauses with only a comma. The dreaded COMMA SPLICE! Our Friend, the SemicolonWe could insert a coordinating conjunction:This is better! Note the comma that accompanies the coordinating conjunction.Grandma...