COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Punctuation that goes with coordinating conjunctions
Comma before
Subordinating word that expresses cause
Because
Placement of the semicolon in relation to a transition word or phrase
Before
When a writer should use an apostrophe
If a noun or pronoun needs to show ownership of something (possessive) OR if a contraction is being used
Vanity
ego, pride, self-absorption
Coordinating conjunction that adds more information
and
The place where subordinating words go in a subordinate clause
Beginning
Punctuation that follows a transition word or phrase
Comma
When a semicolon works best
Two independent clauses that are very closely related
Ethereal
ghostly, otherworldly
What FANBOYS stands for
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Dependent
Transition word or phrase that means to add on to the previous thought
furthermore, in addition, moreover
When a subordinate clause needs a comma
Corroborate
To back up or support, as in "he corroborated my testimony."
Coordinating conjunction that expresses contrast
but, yet
If you let my daughter go now
Semicolons are used to separate items in a list where this type of punctuation is already present.
Commas
The Oxford comma
A comma that separates the last item in a list. It is not necessary to make a sentence grammatically correct but does add to the clarity and readability of that sentence.
To give up responsibility
Coordinating conjunction that expresses a negative option
nor
Subordinating word that expresses time
When, after, before
A transition sandwich involves these three parts
semicolon, transition word or phrase, and comma
If I want to express that plural somethings exist, I would use this contraction that combines a pronoun with a being verb.
They're
Charlatan
A liar, con artist