- Two or more independent clauses: Each clause is a complete sentence on its own.
- Coordinating conjunctions: Commonly used to join the clauses (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so), also known as FANBOYS.
- Semicolon: Can be used to join two closely related ideas without a conjunction.
- Conjunctive adverbs: Words like “therefore,” “however,” “meanwhile” can also join clauses with a semicolon.