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Meaning of run-on sentence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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 with a coordinating conjunction but missing a comma.
  3. Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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