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: John Herndon Mercer | Statement: [John Herndon Mercer, name, John Herndon Mercer]

Target entity: John Herndon Mercer
Context triple: [John Herndon Mercer, name, John Herndon Mercer]

• A. John Herndon Mercer chosen
  John Herndon Mercer was a renowned American lyricist, songwriter, and singer who co-founded Capitol Records and wrote numerous popular standards of the Great American Songbook.
• B. Hugh W. Mercer
  Hugh W. Mercer was a prominent 19th-century Savannah figure and Confederate officer, best known today as the namesake of the historic Mercer House featured in the book and film "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
• C. John Mercer Brooke
  John Mercer Brooke was a 19th-century American naval officer and inventor best known for his work in naval ordnance and for designing the ironclad warship CSS Virginia for the Confederate States Navy.
• D. Peter Hardeman Burnett
  Peter Hardeman Burnett was an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected civilian governor of California after it gained statehood in 1850.
• E. Henry Rossiter Worthington
  Henry Rossiter Worthington was a 19th-century American engineer and inventor best known for pioneering improvements in steam pumping technology and helping to establish mechanical engineering as a formal profession.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.