Put a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb after an independent clause

English
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Part: 
Word
Scope: 
POS
Features: 
dict[current.word] && "conjunctive_adverb" in dict[current.word] && previous.end_of_independent_clause && previous.text !== ";"
Suggestion: 
previous.text + "; " + current.text
Notes: 
2012.07.30 Need to grab a word "(\w+)" before the whole thing because the tinymce does not detect errors starting with punctuation, and it would take too long for me to fix it also changed suggestion from $2 to $3 2012.07.25. used to be /(\w+_[A-Z$]+]) (,_,)? (above_IN all_PDT|accordingly_RB|additionally_VBG|anyway_RB|again_RB|as_IN a_DT result_NN|besides_IN|certainly_RB|comparatively_RB|consequently_RB|contrarily_RB|conversely_RB|finally_RB|further_RB|furthermore_RB|elsewhere_RB|equally_RB|hence_RB|henceforth_RB|however_RB|just_RB as_IN|identically_RB|in_IN addition_NN|in_IN comparison_NN|in_IN contrast_NN|in_IN fact_NN|in_IN other_JJ words_NNS|incidentally_RB|indeed_RB|instead_RB|likewise_RB|meanwhile_RB|moreover_RB|namely_RB|nevertheless_RB|next_JJ|nonetheless_RB|notably_RB|now_RB|otherwise_RB|rather_RB|similarly_RB| so_RB|subsequently_RB|still_RB|that_DT is_VBZ|then_RB|thereafter_RB|therefore_RB|thus_RB|undoubtedly_RB|uniquely_RB|well_RB)[A-Z]?\s[,A-z]*_(,|NNS|NN|PRP|DT)/ 2012.09 Removed next_JJ
Description: 

Conjunctive Adverbs in the middle of the sentence should only join independent clauses, and only with a semi colon before and a comma after:

  • The gods thundered in the heavens; furthermore, the mortals below cowered in fear. 
  • Dr. Wheeler is a grammar tyrant; thus, he requires correct punctuation
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