run-on sentences

Noun

run-on sentence (plural run-on sentences)

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).

   Synonyms:

   fused sentence

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