<P> A run - on or fused sentence consists of two or more independent clauses ( i.e. , clauses with subject and predicate ) that are joined without any appropriate punctuation . An example of such a grammatically incorrect sentence could be , `` It is nearly half past five we can not reach town before dark . '' Some common remedies would be to separate the two independent clauses ( between `` five '' and `` we '' ) with either a period ( ... five . We ... ) , a comma and conjunction ( ... five , and we ... ) , or a semicolon ( ... five ; we ... ) . Joining the two independent clauses with only a comma is actually another common grammatical error , the comma splice . James Joyce 's novel Ulysses employs streams of consciousness , which takes literary license by intentionally breaking this grammatical rule by use of long , punctuation - free , run - on sentences , particularly in the final chapter `` Penelope '' . </P>
<P> A run - on or fused sentence consists of two or more independent clauses ( i.e. , clauses with subject and predicate ) that are joined without any appropriate punctuation . An example of such a grammatically incorrect sentence could be , `` It is nearly half past five we can not reach town before dark . '' Some common remedies would be to separate the two independent clauses ( between `` five '' and `` we '' ) with either a period ( ... five . We ... ) , a comma and conjunction ( ... five , and we ... ) , or a semicolon ( ... five ; we ... ) . Joining the two independent clauses with only a comma is actually another common grammatical error , the comma splice . James Joyce 's novel Ulysses employs streams of consciousness , which takes literary license by intentionally breaking this grammatical rule by use of long , punctuation - free , run - on sentences , particularly in the final chapter `` Penelope '' . </P>
when does a sentence become a run on
when does a sentence become a run on
two or more independent clauses ( i.e. , clauses with subject and predicate ) that are joined without any appropriate punctuation
two or more independent clauses ( i.e. , clauses with subject and predicate ) that are joined without any appropriate punctuation