Two independent clauses may be joined by

using a comma with a conjunctive adverb
using a semicolon between the clauses without a conjunction
using a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb
using a semicolon before a list of items relating to the subject
using a comma before the conjunctions and, but, or, for, nor, so, and yet

When the telephone rings incessantly, what is it that the men want to have happen? they want the phone to be answered because it is jangling their nerves. they want mr. frank to go to the office and answer it because they are afraid it might be bad news. they want mr. frank to go to the office because they think it might be miep. they want mr frank to ignore the phone.

Read the passage to determine the meaning of the word humanities. studying the humanities, such as art, literature, and philosophy, can you understand an ancient society. use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. what is the most likely meaning of the word humanities?

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion