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: U.S. Route 99 | Statement: [State Route 99, followsFormerly, U.S. Route 99]

Target entity: U.S. Route 99
Context triple: [State Route 99, followsFormerly, U.S. Route 99]

• A. Federal Highway U.S. Route 99 chosen
  Federal Highway U.S. Route 99 was a major north–south U.S. highway that historically ran along the West Coast from California through Oregon to Washington before being largely replaced by Interstate 5.
• B. Highway 99
  Highway 99 is a major scenic highway in British Columbia, Canada, that connects Vancouver to the resort town of Whistler and continues north through the Coast Mountains.
• C. Highway 99
  Highway 99 is a major road in northern Israel that serves as a key route connecting Kiryat Shmona with nearby communities and regional attractions.
• D. California State Route 99
  California State Route 99 is a major north–south highway running through California’s Central Valley, connecting numerous agricultural and urban communities between Bakersfield and Sacramento.
• E. California State Route 90
  California State Route 90 is a short state highway in Southern California that includes the Marina Freeway segment and serves as a connector between coastal Los Angeles and inland freeways.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: followsFormerly
Context triple: [State Route 99, followsFormerly, U.S. Route 99]

• A. involvesFormerlyNamed
  Indicates that the relationship or action concerns an entity that previously had a different name than it does now.
• B. crossesFormerly
  Indicates that one entity currently crosses another entity in a way that it did not do so in the past, reflecting a change from a previous non-crossing state.
• C. formerName
  Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
• D. previouslyRecordedBy
  Indicates that the subject was recorded or documented at an earlier time by the specified agent or source.
• E. usesFormerRouteOf chosen
  Indicates that one route, service, or pathway currently follows all or part of the alignment or path that was previously used by another route.
• F. None of above.