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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.

Equivalents

Deutsch Bandwurmsatz

CEFR level

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