Triple

T15055262
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Reed Howard E379472 entity
Predicate mother P120 FINISHED
Object Cheryl Howard
Cheryl Howard is an American actress and author best known as the longtime wife of filmmaker Ron Howard and the mother of their four children.
 E110761 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: Cheryl Howard | Statement: [Reed Howard, mother, Cheryl Howard]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Cheryl Howard
Context triple: [Reed Howard, mother, Cheryl Howard]
  • A. Cheryl Howard
    Cheryl Howard is an American writer and actress best known as the wife of filmmaker Ron Howard and the mother of actress Bryce Dallas Howard.
  • B. Mechelle Vinson
    Mechelle Vinson is the woman whose sexual harassment lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, which established that a hostile work environment can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
  • C. Candice Dupree
    Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player and WNBA All-Star forward known for her scoring efficiency, versatility, and longevity in the league.
  • D. Cheryl Rogers
    Cheryl Rogers is the daughter of singing cowboy star Roy Rogers and the stepdaughter of actress and singer Dale Evans.
  • E. Vonetta McGee
    Vonetta McGee was an American actress known for her prominent roles in 1970s blaxploitation films and later dramatic works in film and television.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Cheryl Howard
Target entity description: Cheryl Howard is an American actress and author best known as the longtime wife of filmmaker Ron Howard and the mother of their four children.
  • A. Cheryl Howard chosen
    Cheryl Howard is an American writer and actress best known as the wife of filmmaker Ron Howard and the mother of actress Bryce Dallas Howard.
  • B. Mechelle Vinson
    Mechelle Vinson is the woman whose sexual harassment lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, which established that a hostile work environment can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
  • C. Candice Dupree
    Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player and WNBA All-Star forward known for her scoring efficiency, versatility, and longevity in the league.
  • D. Cheryl Rogers
    Cheryl Rogers is the daughter of singing cowboy star Roy Rogers and the stepdaughter of actress and singer Dale Evans.
  • E. Vonetta McGee
    Vonetta McGee was an American actress known for her prominent roles in 1970s blaxploitation films and later dramatic works in film and television.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cheryl Howard
Triple: [Reed Howard, mother, Cheryl Howard]
Generated description
Cheryl Howard is an American actress and author best known as the longtime wife of filmmaker Ron Howard and the mother of their four children.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85cd64d108190853797a95c11cc45 elicitation completed
NER batch_69deda92091c81909180f486edf01405 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fea5c11fb4819086c4b85a8d29ccf7 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fea82a80888190bbb0de39a8959a6e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fea70a10b88190aac09e3b690afa6f nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:01 a.m.