Translate the following sentences into FOL. Use these predicates: Older(x,y), meaning x is older than y; Ancestor(x,y), meaning x is y’s ancestor, Owns(x,y), meaning x owns y, and Dog(x), meaning x is a dog. Use constant symbol Amy. A person’s ancestor is older than they are. (In other words, if someone is another person’s ancestor, then they are older.) Amy has an ancestor who owned a dog.  All of Amy’s ancestors owned a dog.

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Translate the following sentences into FOL. Use these predicates: Older(x,y), meaning x is older than y; Ancestor(x,y), meaning x is y’s ancestor, Owns(x,y), meaning x owns y, and Dog(x), meaning x is a dog. Use constant symbol Amy.

  1. A person’s ancestor is older than they are. (In other words, if someone is another person’s ancestor, then they are older.)

  2. Amy has an ancestor who owned a dog. 

  3. All of Amy’s ancestors owned a dog. 

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