Linking two independent clauses.

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Linking two independent clauses.
Example All good people are not angels all bad
people are not devils.
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Linking two independent clauses with a
conjunctive adverb.
Example Many people tend to think in polar
opposites nevertheless, most of life can be said
to fall along a spectrum of good and bad.
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With items in a series (NOTE The semi-colon is
usually used in this situation if you have
clauses in which a comma is already used and
using another one to separate the items would be
confusing.)
Example Stereotypes have several effects on us
they make us lazy, by not requiring thought about
a person they color our perception of the world,
even when we do make observations and they
stereotype us, by not allowing us to be ourselves.