| a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction. |
| fused sentence n. A sentence in which two or more independent clauses are not properly joined by a semicolon or conjunction. Also called run-on sentence. |
| run-on sentence n. See fused sentence. |
| Main Entry: | run-on sentence |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an ungrammatical construction in which two or more independent clauses are improperly joined without a conjunction or appropriate punctuation |
A grammatically faulty sentence in which two or more main or independent clauses are joined without a word to connect them or a punctuation mark to separate them: “The fog was thick he could not find his way home.” The error can be corrected by adding a conjunction with a comma (“The fog was thick, and he could not find his way home”) or by separating the two clauses with a semicolon (“The fog was thick; he could not find his way home”).
