run-on sentence
run-on sentence
R r Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ruhn-on, -awn sen-tns]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ruhn-on, -awn sen-tns]
Definitions of run-on sentence words
- noun 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. 1
- noun run-on sentence grammatical clauses joined incorrectly 1
- noun run-on sentence a syntactic structure consisting of two or more complete sentences faultily run together as one 0
Information block about the term
Origin of run-on sentence
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Run-on sentence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
run-on sentence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
Matching words
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