run-on sentences

A form of run-on sentence — 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).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of run-on sentence
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