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Two types of run on sentences:   
Two types of run on sentences:   


: '''Comma splice''':
'''Comma splice''':
When two independent clauses are connected by a comma, this run-on is called a [[What is a “comma splice”?|comma splice]] (Hult 721).
When two independent clauses are connected by a comma, this run-on is called a [[What is a “comma splice”?|comma splice]] (Hult 721).


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I purchased most of what I needed at the store, they were out of bread.
I purchased most of what I needed at the store, they were out of bread.


: '''Fused sentence''':
'''Fused sentence''':
When there is no comma, the run-on sentence is ''fused'' (Hacker 200).
When there is no comma, the run-on sentence is ''fused'' (Hacker 200).


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