Which one of the following sentences is a comma splice?
A) I have only $10 I have to be careful with my money.
B) The crowd was shouting wildly, their team had won the game.
C) We moved to a new city right before my senior year.
D) Leander accidentally locked himself in the bathroom, and nobody had the key.

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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without an appropriate conjunction or other punctuation. In option B, "The crowd was shouting wildly" and "their team had won the game" are two independent clauses incorrectly joined by a comma.

Which One of the Following Sentences Is a Comma Splice