human
I'm a little confused about what the difference is between a comma and a semicolon. Can you help me out?
assistant
A comma is used to separate independent clauses in a sentence, while a semicolon is used to join two related independent clauses. For example, “I love eating apples; they are so sweet.” In this case, I would use a comma because the clauses are not related. However, if I were to say, "I love eating apples; I am so happy," then I would use a semicolon because the clauses are related.