Triple

T12096520
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pewsey E288083 entity
Predicate hasCanal P35 FINISHED
Object Kennet and Avon Canal E114860 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
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).
Input
Phrase: Kennet and Avon Canal | Statement: [Pewsey, hasCanal, Kennet and Avon Canal]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Kennet and Avon Canal
Context triple: [Pewsey, hasCanal, Kennet and Avon Canal]
  • A. Kennet and Avon Canal chosen
    The Kennet and Avon Canal is a historic English waterway linking the River Thames at Reading with the River Avon at Bath, renowned for its 19th-century engineering and scenic cruising route.
  • B. Gloucester and Berkeley Canal
    The Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, now known as the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, is a historic ship canal in Gloucestershire, England, built to provide a safer and more direct navigation route between Gloucester and the Severn Estuary.
  • C. Severn Canal
    The Severn Canal is a historic Canadian waterway segment that forms part of the Trent–Severn Waterway, linking inland lakes and rivers for navigation across central Ontario.
  • D. Thames and Severn Canal
    The Thames and Severn Canal is a historic English waterway that once linked the River Thames to the River Severn across the Cotswolds, playing a key role in regional trade during the 18th and 19th centuries.
  • E. Oxford Canal
    The Oxford Canal is a historic narrow canal in central England, completed in the late 18th century, that played a key role in the Industrial Revolution by linking the Midlands to the River Thames near Oxford.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab4964708190850585628b287b0c elicitation completed
NER batch_69d91552645c81909aff601ab3d3c0e6 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f61e44c50081909041b006943a6b06 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.