Triple

T15977995
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Snafu E387497 entity
Predicate nicknameOf P744 FINISHED
Object Merriel Shelton
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a U.S. Marine whose World War II service in the Pacific, particularly as depicted in the miniseries "The Pacific," made him a notable historical figure.
 E1192733 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
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: Merriel Shelton | Statement: [Snafu, nicknameOf, Merriel Shelton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merriel Shelton
Context triple: [Snafu, nicknameOf, Merriel Shelton]
  • A. Deborah Shelton
    Deborah Shelton is an American actress and former beauty queen best known for her role on the TV series "Dallas" and for appearing in Brian De Palma’s thriller "Body Double."
  • B. Yvette Mitchell
    Yvette Mitchell was an early 20th-century actress known for appearing in silent films such as the 1917 production "The Kingdom of Love."
  • C. Shalita Grant
    Shalita Grant is an American actress best known for her role as NCIS agent Sonja Percy on the television series "NCIS: New Orleans."
  • D. Cherise Boothe
    Cherise Boothe is an American actress and voice actress known for her work in film, television, theater, and video games.
  • E. Debralee Scott
    Debralee Scott was an American actress best known for her comedic roles on 1970s and 1980s television sitcoms and films.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
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: Merriel Shelton
Triple: [Snafu, nicknameOf, Merriel Shelton]
Generated description
Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a U.S. Marine whose World War II service in the Pacific, particularly as depicted in the miniseries "The Pacific," made him a notable historical figure.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Merriel Shelton
Target entity description: Merriel "Snafu" Shelton was a U.S. Marine whose World War II service in the Pacific, particularly as depicted in the miniseries "The Pacific," made him a notable historical figure.
  • A. Deborah Shelton
    Deborah Shelton is an American actress and former beauty queen best known for her role on the TV series "Dallas" and for appearing in Brian De Palma’s thriller "Body Double."
  • B. Yvette Mitchell
    Yvette Mitchell was an early 20th-century actress known for appearing in silent films such as the 1917 production "The Kingdom of Love."
  • C. Shalita Grant
    Shalita Grant is an American actress best known for her role as NCIS agent Sonja Percy on the television series "NCIS: New Orleans."
  • D. Cherise Boothe
    Cherise Boothe is an American actress and voice actress known for her work in film, television, theater, and video games.
  • E. Debralee Scott
    Debralee Scott was an American actress best known for her comedic roles on 1970s and 1980s television sitcoms and films.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d86da94ccc819083d187f5dc6a123e completed April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e157521f6c8190a54023b5ee6fc033 completed April 16, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ffe46f19f48190a33647c711893564 completed May 10, 2026, 1:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ffe64d42ec8190a518e58834852080 completed May 10, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ffe6b3f25481908dd4b6108b5d95c0 completed May 10, 2026, 2 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.