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30 May 2015, 11:56
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A.Plato praised the ideal of the philosopher-king, exemplifying a ruler such as Solon.
B. Plato praised the ideal of the philosopher-king, as exemplified by a ruler such as Solon.
I am confused by this..praised is the verb and the subject plato praised what? 'the ideals of the philosopher-king'---the object. Exemplifying is a verb'ing form of modifier modifying the preceding clause...giving additional information of the preceding clause. Can someone please explain why as exemplified by is the correct answer.
B. Plato praised the ideal of the philosopher-king, as exemplified by a ruler such as Solon.
I am confused by this..praised is the verb and the subject plato praised what? 'the ideals of the philosopher-king'---the object. Exemplifying is a verb'ing form of modifier modifying the preceding clause...giving additional information of the preceding clause. Can someone please explain why as exemplified by is the correct answer.
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31 May 2015, 03:11
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Hi Sidney123,
The key here is in the meaning of the word "exemplify." It means to serve as an example of illustration of something. With that in mind, we can see why A doesn't work. What was getting exemplified? The ideal of the philosopher-king. Who or what was exemplifying that ideal? Solon (or a ruler such as Solon).
A says that the Plato exemplified Solon. Neither part of this makes sense. Plato isn't exemplifying anything, and Solon, as a person, cannot be exemplified. (How can Plato serve as an example of Solon?)
In B, "as exemplifed by" adds detail to the ideal of the philosopher-king. Plato likes this ideal to the extent that it is exemplified by rulers such as Solon. Solon exemplifies, or provides an example of, the ideal of the philosopher-king.
I hope this helps!
The key here is in the meaning of the word "exemplify." It means to serve as an example of illustration of something. With that in mind, we can see why A doesn't work. What was getting exemplified? The ideal of the philosopher-king. Who or what was exemplifying that ideal? Solon (or a ruler such as Solon).
A says that the Plato exemplified Solon. Neither part of this makes sense. Plato isn't exemplifying anything, and Solon, as a person, cannot be exemplified. (How can Plato serve as an example of Solon?)
In B, "as exemplifed by" adds detail to the ideal of the philosopher-king. Plato likes this ideal to the extent that it is exemplified by rulers such as Solon. Solon exemplifies, or provides an example of, the ideal of the philosopher-king.
I hope this helps!
31 May 2015, 23:02
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Thanks Dmitry, I know the meaning of the word 'exemplify' now than before. Blindly following the rules without knowing the intended meaning is so wrong. Can exemplifying be used as a verb ing form. Is this sentence right...Plato praised the ideal of philosoper-king, exemplifying the ideals of a ruler such as Solon.
