fused sentence
/ˌfjuːzd ˈsentəns/
joining independent clauses with no punctuation
fused sentence in a sentence
“He ran fast he still lost. (Missing punctuation between clauses.)”
Origin of fused sentence
From 'fusing' sentences without proper separation
Related Words
pronoun ambiguity
unclear antecedent for a pronoun
subject-verb disagreement
mismatch between subject and verb number
parallel structure error
breaking parallelism in a series
dangling modifier
a modifier that doesn't logically attach to anything in the sentence
misplaced modifier
a modifier too far from the word it modifies
split infinitive
placing an adverb between 'to' and the verb