rules of speaking n
see conversation rules
rule strengthening n
see adaptive control of thought
running words n
the total number of words occurring in a text.
see lexical density
run-on-sentence n
also fused sentence
(in composition) an error in punctuation where one or more full stops
are omitted between sentences or independent clauses (see dependent
clause). For example:
Mrs Lee is a great teacher she always explains things very clearly.
This could be rewritten as two independent clauses separated by a comma
followed by the co-ordinating conjunction and.
Mrs Lee is a great teacher, and she always explains things very clearly.
run-on-sentence