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Giovanna Clairval · 29th January 2008, 08:34 PM

However, nevertheless, hence, moreover et al. are not conjunctions.

They are conjunctive adverbs.

That is why they don't like showing up after a comma (it's in their nature). They are happy after a full stop or a semicolon (both marking another sentence, an "independent clause").

"I'm going home, however I'd like to go on horseback" illustrates the common mistake called "comma slice" (joining two independent clauses with a comma).

An explanation can be found here:

UC Writing Handouts: Fixing Comma Splices

Oh, and I agree: the use of commas can be controversial, but not in this case (if we believe tens of different sources).

29th January 2008, 08:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Giovanna Clairval Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,127	Re: Is this right? However, nevertheless, hence, moreover et al. are not conjunctions. They are conjunctive adverbs. That is why they don't like showing up after a comma (it's in their nature). They are happy after a full stop or a semicolon (both marking another sentence, an "independent clause"). "I'm going home, however I'd like to go on horseback" illustrates the common mistake called "comma slice" (joining two independent clauses with a comma). An explanation can be found here: UC Writing Handouts: Fixing Comma Splices Oh, and I agree: the use of commas can be controversial, but not in this case (if we believe tens of different sources).