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What is a “run-on” sentence?: Difference between revisions
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Two types of run on sentences: | Two types of run on sentences: | ||
'''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''': | |||
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). | ||