run-on sentence — run on .sentence n especially AmE a sentence that has two main ↑clauses without connecting words or correct ↑punctuation … Dictionary of contemporary English
run-on sentence — n. a syntactic structure consisting of two or more complete sentences faultily run together as one … English World dictionary
Run-on sentence — A run on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (that is, complete sentences) are joined with no punctuation or conjunction. It is generally considered to be a grammatical error. Some grammarians also include a comma… … Wikipedia
run-on sentence — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms run on sentence : singular run on sentence plural run on sentences linguistics a sentence in which two main clauses are connected without any conjunctions, or without the correct punctuation … English dictionary
run-on sentence — run′ on sen′tence n. oce gram. a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
run-on sentence — noun an ungrammatical sentence in which two independent clauses that should be joined by either a semicolon or a conjunction or should be separate sentences are written as a single sentence, the clauses often being separated by a comma. Syn:… … Wiktionary
run-on sentence — noun Date: 1914 a sentence containing two or more clauses not connected by the correct conjunction or punctuation … New Collegiate Dictionary
run-on sentence — a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction. Also called fused sentence. Cf. comma fault. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
run-on sentence — noun (C) especially AmE a sentence that has two main clauses without connecting words or correct punctuation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Run On — can refer to: * A Run on sentence, a sentence including at least two other complete sentences. * On the run, a phrase included in music works, literature, and with other uses. * A run on the bank, a type of financial crisis. * Nuclear run on, a… … Wikipedia
