run-on sentence

collocation in English

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sentence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.təns/us
/ˈsen.təns/
a group of words, usually containing a verb, that expresses a thought in the form of a statement, question, instruction, or exclamation and starts with a capital letter ...
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(Definition ofsentencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lyrics in the verses are not sung, but spoken in arun-onsentencestyle.
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Some prescriptivists exclude comma splices from the definition of arun-onsentence, but this does not imply that they consider comma splices to be acceptable.
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Made two sentences out of firstrun-onsentence. 2.
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First sentence was arun-onsentence.
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At times run-on sentences make it difficult to follow the author's thoughts, and at other times verbatim translation obscures the ideas.
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The mere fact that a sentence is long does not make it arun-onsentence; sentences are run-ons only when they contain more than one independent clause.
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Do not write run-on sentences, it is bad style.
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The novel builds in its despairing tone until the ending, which consists mainly of very long run-on sentences.
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However, in context they formed lengthy run-on sentences of redundant adjectives that could still stretch well over an hour in length.
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The show is known for its fast dialogue with endless run-on sentences.
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Kincaid's writing form is not in the traditional paragraph form, but run-on sentences and paragraphs with little fragments.
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Fuller often created long run-on sentences and used unusual compound words (omniwell-informed, intertransformative, omni-interaccommodative, omniself-regenerative) as well as terms he himself invented.
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