🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Satz mit Fehler

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Zatz mit Fehler

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Run-On Sentence/ˈrʌnˌɒn ˈsɛn.təns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein Satz mit Fehler kann den Leser verwirren."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

    "The teacher explained that a run-on sentence can confuse readers and obscure the intended meaning."
  2. 2

    A grammatical error that occurs when sentences are improperly connected, leading to a lack of clarity.

    "In her essay, she had several run-on sentences that made it difficult to follow her argument."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'run-on sentence' combines 'run-on', which dates back to the early 20th century in English grammar discussions, and 'sentence', derived from Latin 'sententia', meaning 'thought' or 'feeling'. The phrase describes a grammatical error where two or more independent clauses are improperly joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

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