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GCSE English Language · key term
An error in which independent clauses run together without an appropriate grammatical link or punctuation. A fused sentence has no punctuation between them.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
A sentence in which main clauses are joined incorrectly, without the punctuation or conjunction needed to separate or connect them.
Revise: Sentence demarcationA run-on sentence has incorrectly joined main clauses.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A sentence in which main clauses run together without suitable punctuation or a grammatical connection. It is also called a fused sentence.
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A run-on sentence, also called a fused sentence, joins main clauses without suitable punctuation or a grammatical connection.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Paper 1, Paper 2
An error in which independent clauses are joined without the punctuation or connecting words needed to separate them or link them correctly.
Revise: Sentence demarcationA run-on sentence joins independent clauses without a proper boundary or grammatical join.
Component 1, Component 2
An error in which independent clauses run together without a correct grammatical or punctuation boundary. A sentence's length alone does not make it a run-on.
