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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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fused sentence
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: comma splice
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).
A written sentence with a coordinating conjunction but missing a comma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fused sentence
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: comma splice
Any very long, often also in other ways badly formed or even chaotic sentence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sentence
So called because the sentence runs on beyond the point where it should end.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Bandwurmsatz
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Spanish:
oración mal puntuada
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Spanish:
oración fusionada
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Spanish:
oración continua
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