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Run On sentence ? 02 Sep 2009, 13:52
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Guys, what is a run on sentence ?

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Run On sentence ? 04 Sep 2009, 16:43
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Wikipedia A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (that is, complete sentences) are joined with no punctuation or conjunction. It is generally considered to be a grammatical error. Some grammarians also include a comma splice, in which two independent clauses are joined with a comma without an accompanying coordinating conjunction, as a type of run-on sentence,[1] while others exclude comma splices from the definition of a run-on sentence
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Run On sentence ? 02 Sep 2010, 04:22
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Thanks for clarification :)
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Run On sentence ? 16 Sep 2016, 11:40
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Hi,
I'm somewhat confused about run-on sentence.
He is a good student, he studies all day long. ......> run-on sentence, isn't it?
But, my question is:
if there is no comma or keeps other punctuation between 2 sentences, will these sentences be considered as run-on sentence ?
Here, are some examples given below.
He is a good student he studies all day long ....> is it run-on sentence?
He is a good student - he studies all day long ....>is it run-on sentence?
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Hi,

Even i have my doubts in Run-Ons.
My Guess is --> He is a good student he studies all day long < is a RUN ON > as 2 Independent Clauses have not been separated out .

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Hi,
I'm somewhat confused about run-on sentence.
He is a good student, he studies all day long. ......> run-on sentence, isn't it?
But, my question is:
if there is no comma or keeps other punctuation between 2 sentences, will these sentences be considered as run-on sentence ?
Here, are some examples given below.
He is a good student he studies all day long ....> is it run-on sentence?
He is a good student - he studies all day long ....>is it run-on sentence?
Thanks expert...
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Hi Again,

Here is a relevant link that i hunetd out after seeing your post.Seems i am right 8-)

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/run-on-sen ... questions/

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Hi,
I'm somewhat confused about run-on sentence.
He is a good student, he studies all day long. ......> run-on sentence, isn't it?
But, my question is:
if there is no comma or keeps other punctuation between 2 sentences, will these sentences be considered as run-on sentence ?
Here, are some examples given below.
He is a good student he studies all day long ....> is it run-on sentence?
He is a good student - he studies all day long ....>is it run-on sentence?
Thanks expert...
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Run On sentence ? 11 Jul 2022, 21:13
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This is a run-on sentence, and it's totally unacceptable:
He is a good student he studies all day long.
The reason for the name is probably that two complete sentences 'run into' each other without any separator.

This sentence is also unacceptable: He is a good student, he studies all day long.
The 'proper' name for this error is comma splice: two complete sentences are connected with just a comma.

It is important to know that run-on sentences and comma splices are fatal errors in GMAT sentence correction.

The exact names aren't important! We can refer to both the examples above as run-ons.

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