Dictionary

run-on sentence en · NOUN

Etymology

So called because the sentence runs on beyond the point where it should end.

Meanings

1. A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction).
2. A written sentence that inappropriately joins two (or more) independent clauses into a single sentence, often with only a comma as separator (comma splice), which should be rendered either as separate sentences or as clauses joined more appropriately (such as by a semicolon or by a comma and coordinating conjunction). ▸ A written sentence with a coordinating conjunction but missing a comma.
3. Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.

Forms

Hyponyms

comma splice · comma splice

Synonyms

fused sentence · fused sentence

Translations (4)

de Bandwurmsatz (Translations) · es oración fusionada (Translations) · es oración continua (Translations) · es oración mal puntuada (Translations)