Question

Correct the sentence below.

Self-compassion is made up of mindfulness, the ability to manage thoughts and emotions without being carried away or repressing them, common humanity, or empathy with the suffering of others, and self-kindness, a recognition of your own suffering and a commitment to solving the problem.
(A) away or repressing them, common humanity, or empathy with the suffering of others,
(B) away, or repression of them, and common humanity, or empathy with the suffering of others,
(C) away, or repressing them, common humanity, empathy with the suffering of others;
(D) away or repressing them; common humanity, an empathy with the suffering of others;
(E) away or repress them; common humanity, to empathize with the suffering of others

Answer 1

(D) away or repressing them; common humanity, an empathy with the suffering of others;

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence needs the use of semicolons to identify the different nouns with their explanation that self-compassion is made up of. As a result, the list of components of self-compassion share the same parallel structure, which consists of a noun followed by a comma and its definition. Thus, the correct and complete version is the following:

Self-compassion is made up of mindfulness, the ability to manage thoughts and emotions without being carried away or repressing them; common humanity, an empathy with the suffering of others; and self-kindness, a recognition of your own suffering and a commitment to solving the problem.