INCORRECT: The monster's blue purse was overflowing with shrimp, its owner had stolen all the shrimp from the party.
CORRECT: The monster's blue purse was overflowing with shrimp; its owner had stolen all the shrimp from the party.
Whenever a conjunction is absent (and, but, or, etc.), there must be a semicolon separating the sentences rather than a comma.
INCORRECT: The mayor only liked cheese, nevertheless, he'd try the occasional chip or two.
CORRECT: The mayor only liked cheese; nevertheless, he'd try the occasional chip or two.
If two independent clauses are connected by a transitional phrase, a semicolon is often used.
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