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> [“5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/5-do-not-join-independent-clauses-by-a-comma/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

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## More by William Strunk

> [“This rule is difficult to apply; it is frequently hard to decide whether a single word, such as however, or a brief phrase, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/this-rule-is-difficult-to-apply-it-is-frequently-hard-to-decide/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

> [“the heel of Achilles”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/the-heel-of-achilles/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

> [“5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/5-do-not-join-independent-clauses-by-a-comma/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

> [“3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/3-enclose-parenthetic-expressions-between-commas/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

> [“The audience, which had at first been indifferent, became more and more interested.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/the-audience-which-had-at-first-been-indifferent-became-more-and-more/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

> [“1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-strunk/1-form-the-possessive-singular-of-nouns-with-s/)

[William Strunk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-strunk/)

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