1. Conjunctive Adverbs

2. What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is a word that connects two words, phrases, or sentences.
The FANBOYS are called coordinating conjunctions.

3. What is an adverb? An adverb is a word that describes a verb:
quickly, slowly, happily, stubbornly…
She ran quickly.
He ate the cake happily.

4. So what is a conjunctive adverb?
A conjunctive adverb is a word with an identity crisis.
It’s an adverb that wants to be a conjunction.

5. A conjuctive adverb is weak and pathetic.
FANBOYS are strong and muscular. They can combine two sentences with just the help of a comma.
Conjunctive adverbs are not as strong. They need extra help to hold their sentences together, so they have to use both a semicolon and a comma.

6. conjunctive adverbs = weak
FANBOYS = STRONG
conjunctive adverbs = weak

7. Here are some conjunctive adverbs:
Next Rather Similarly
However Then Thus
Likewise In addition Therefore
Furthermore Finally Also
Now Indeed Accordingly
Meanwhile Instead Anyway
Additionally Thus Besides

8. Here is how you use a conjunctive adverb:
Complete sentence + ; Conjunctive adverb, + Complete sentence
I do not like waking up early; however, my job requires me to do so.

9. I do not like waking up early; however, my job requires me to do so.
I do not like waking up early. (Complete sentence)
However (Conjunctive adverb)
My job requires me to do so. (Complete sentence)

10. Using conjunctive adverbs:
A semicolon always goes before the conjunctive adverb.
A comma always goes after the conjunctive adverb.