NLI: Function: what

Background: NLI, Expressions, Functions
Related: Examples

Description:
The what function has two formats. The (what is) format gets classifications of desired thing. The (what sub verb) format gets objects of the sentence.

General Format:
(what is sub)
(what sub verb)

Examples:
(what is john) might get person and doctor
(what john like) might get mary and sue

Notes:
(what is john) is equivalent to (get * instance john)
(what john like) is equivalent to (get john like *)

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