Question

which is the best way to complete the text?
martina rarely talks about work when she is at home or lets her home life interfere with her ______ has an impressive ability to keep one from intruding upon the other.
work; she
work, she
work, but she

Explanation:

To determine the correct completion, we analyze the sentence structure. The first part is "Martina rarely talks about work when she is at home or lets her home life interfere with her work" (a complete clause about work - home separation). Then we need to introduce the next clause about her ability. Using a semicolon (;) is appropriate to separate two independent clauses that are related in meaning (showing her ability to keep work and home separate). A comma (,) alone would create a comma splice (incorrectly joining two independent clauses with just a comma). The option "work, but she" introduces a contrast, but the original context is about her ability to keep them separate, not a contrast. So "work; she" correctly separates the two independent clauses.

Answer:

work; she