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Match each rule to what it governs

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Rule 1
    Right
    form the possessive singular by adding 's
  2. Left
    Rule 3
    Right
    enclose parenthetic expressions between commas
  3. Left
    Rule 5
    Right
    do not join independent clauses by a comma
  4. Left
    Rule 6
    Right
    do not break sentences in two

Explanation

Four of Strunk's numbered rules of usage. Source: The Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr. (1918), public domain.
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