SELECT DISTINCT ?uri WHERE { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Oldsmobile_88> <http://dbpedia.org/property/related> ?x . ?x <http://dbpedia.org/ontology/predecessor> ?uri . }
Which are the predecessors of the cars which are similar to the Oldsmobile 88?
SELECT DISTINCT ?y WHERE { resource:Oldsmobile_88 property:related ?j . ?j property:predecessor ?y . }
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The predecessors of the automobiles which are related to Oldsmobile 88 are [answer].
The predecessors of the cars associated with the Oldsmobile 88 - [answer].