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: North Carolina-class battleship | Statement: [USS Alabama (BB-60), classPrecededBy, North Carolina-class battleship]

Target entity: North Carolina-class battleship
Context triple: [USS Alabama (BB-60), classPrecededBy, North Carolina-class battleship]

• A. North Carolina-class battleship chosen
  The North Carolina-class battleship was a pair of fast American World War II battleships, including USS North Carolina and USS Washington, designed with improved speed, armor, and anti-aircraft capabilities under the constraints of interwar naval treaties.
• B. Tennessee-class battleship
  The Tennessee-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts known for their heavy armor, improved underwater protection, and service in the Pacific during World War II.
• C. New Mexico-class battleship
  The New Mexico-class battleship was a group of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that introduced improved firepower, armor, and propulsion over earlier classes and served through World War II.
• D. South Dakota-class battleship
  The South Dakota-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed and armored U.S. Navy capital ships built for World War II, designed to deliver powerful naval gunfire while remaining compact enough for existing Panama Canal locks.
• E. Pennsylvania-class battleship
  The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: classPrecededBy
Context triple: [USS Alabama (BB-60), classPrecededBy, North Carolina-class battleship]

• A. wasPrecededBy
  Indicates that one event, state, or entity occurred or existed earlier in time than another.
• B. precededByAsRepresentativeForNC11
  Indicates that one entity previously acted as a representative for another entity in the context of NC11 before the current representative relationship.
• C. precededAsCapitalBy
  Indicates that one capital city previously held the status of capital before being succeeded by another capital city.
• D. precededByCapital
  Indicates that the referenced element is immediately preceded by a capital letter.
• E. appearsBefore
  Indicates that one entity occurs, is positioned, or is presented earlier in an ordered sequence than another entity.
• F. None of above. chosen