Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: State of Maryland | Statement: [Brooke Lierman, representsInOffice, State of Maryland]

Target entity: State of Maryland
Context triple: [Brooke Lierman, representsInOffice, State of Maryland]

• A. Maryland chosen
  Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
• B. Maryland and Delaware
  Maryland and Delaware are two neighboring Mid-Atlantic U.S. states on the East Coast, known respectively for the Chesapeake Bay and the city of Baltimore, and for its Atlantic beaches and role as the nation’s first state to ratify the Constitution.
• C. Province of Maryland
  The Province of Maryland was an English and later British colonial territory in North America, established in the early 17th century along the Chesapeake Bay and serving as a significant center of tobacco cultivation and religious toleration.
• D. California, Maryland
  California, Maryland is an unincorporated community in southern Maryland known for its suburban residential areas, retail centers, and proximity to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
• E. Province of Delaware
  The Province of Delaware was a British colonial territory in North America that later became the U.S. state of Delaware.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: representsInOffice
Context triple: [Brooke Lierman, representsInOffice, State of Maryland]

• A. hasOffice
  Indicates that an entity possesses or maintains an office at a particular location or within a specific organization.
• B. portraysOffice
  Indicates that one entity depicts, represents, or shows an office (as a place, role, or position) associated with another entity.
• C. servesAsOfficeOf
  Indicates that one entity functions as the official office, headquarters, or administrative base for another entity.
• D. currentRepresentativeOffice
  Indicates that an entity currently serves as the official representative office for another entity (such as a government, organization, or company).
• E. aboutOfficeHeld
  Indicates that one entity is related to, or provides information about, a specific office or position that is or was held by another entity.
• F. None of above. chosen