Punctuation Marks and Etc. of the English Language

Robin2:
If you don't have some kind of rules then things can be a bit difficult to follow and it becomes harder to communicate.

As a non-native, I need to re-write the above sentence as follows just to get pass of the English as a second language.

If you don't have some kind of rules, things can be a bit difficult to follow; and, it becomes harder to communicate.

I must honor the rules of combining together the dependent clause, independent clause and transitional adverb through correct use of the punctuation marks.