Using your knowledge of punctuation, choose the best way to correct the following comma splice: He was thrilled he had never won anything before. He was (thrilled) he had never won anything before. He was thrilled, he had never won anything before. He was thrilled; he had never won anything before. He was thrilled he had never, won anything before.
I'd say the correct answer is 'He was thrilled; he had never won anything before'. Because the other options are not correct, and 'He was thrilled, he had never won anything before' cannot be correct (although it might seem so) because it lacks 'because'.
