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Rule "comma between independent clauses"

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Description:	comma between independent clauses
Message:	Use a comma before '\4' if it connects two independent clauses (unless they are closely connected and short).
Category:	Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/types-of-sentences/#compound-sentence
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	What is this and why would you want to do it? Correction suggestion: , and I understand but what is your preferred solution? Correction suggestion: , but Thanks John so what should I do? Correction suggestion: , so What is consciousness and why did it evolve? Correction suggestion: , and
Correct sentences for comparison:	What time and where will we meet? Do you know Majid Oukacha, the French podcaster who dared to criticize Islam and who is threatened now? Who exactly is a God and who isn't? Rob the Church of her accessories and what remains behind? Which foods are rich in calories and which aren't? You may know which letters are consonants and which aren’t, but do you know what their defining features are?
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Check the following text against just this rule:
ID:	COMMA_COMPOUND_SENTENCE_2 [2]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)

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