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Phrase comparison table
Subject documentation have axiom
NounPhraseA Phrase that has the same function as a Noun
(=>
     (instance ?SENTENCE Sentence)
     (exists (?PHRASE1 ?PHRASE2)
         (and
            (instance ?PHRASE1 NounPhrase)
            (instance ?PHRASE2 VerbPhrase)
            (part ?PHRASE1 ?SENTENCE)
            (part ?PHRASE2 ?SENTENCE))))
PrepositionalPhraseA Phrase that begins with a preposition and that functions as an Adjective or an Adverb
(=>
     (instance ?PHRASE Phrase)
     (exists (?PART1 ?PART2)
         (and
             (part ?PART1 ?PHRASE)
 	      (part ?PART2 ?PHRASE)
             (instance ?PART1 Word)
 	      (instance ?PART2 Word)
             (not (equal ?PART1 ?PART2)))))
VerbPhraseA Phrase that has the same function as a Verb
(=>
     (instance ?SENTENCE Sentence)
     (exists (?PHRASE1 ?PHRASE2)
         (and
            (instance ?PHRASE1 NounPhrase)
            (instance ?PHRASE2 VerbPhrase)
            (part ?PHRASE1 ?SENTENCE)
            (part ?PHRASE2 ?SENTENCE))))

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