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Sentence: Ramon signs every sculpture he makes.

Universal Quantifier

x ((sculpture(x) ∧ make(ramon, x)) ⊃ sign(ramon, x))

Paraphrse: "For every thing x, if x is a sculpture and x is made by Ramon then x is signed by Ramon."

We use the name constant ramon for both the name (Ramon) and the personal pronoun he that referes to Ramon.

In restricted quantifier notation

x ((sculpture(x) ∧ make(ramon, x)) : sign(ramon, x))

Here, the N' is "sculpture he makes" and therefore its translation appears in the part before the colon.

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