Question

Which sentence contains a comma splice?


It was midnight, long past their usual bedtime, but no one was able to sleep.


It’s getting late, I should go to bed.


I’m tired, so I think I’ll go to bed.


Although she’d gotten into bed hours ago, she couldn’t put her book down.

Answer 1

"It’s getting late, I should go to bed."

This is a comma splice: two independent clauses joined only by a comma. Fix by using a semicolon or adding a coordinating conjunction, e.g. "It’s getting late; I should go to bed." or "It’s getting late, so I should go to bed."