Triple

T16220256
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Crossing of the Roer River E393703 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object William H. Simpson E132339 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: William H. Simpson | Statement: [Crossing of the Roer River, commander, William H. Simpson]

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: William H. Simpson
Context triple: [Crossing of the Roer River, commander, William H. Simpson]
  • A. William H. Simpson chosen
    William H. Simpson was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led the Ninth Army in major European campaigns, including the final offensives into Germany.
  • B. James M. Gavin
    James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
  • C. Jacob L. Devers
    Jacob L. Devers was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led major Allied operations in the European Theater, including the invasion of southern France.
  • D. James A. Van Fleet
    James A. Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership during the Korean War and his distinguished military service in both World Wars.
  • E. Lloyd Fredendall
    Lloyd Fredendall was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II, best known for his controversial leadership in North Africa that led to his relief from command.
  • 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_69d87f204df88190a8f88923decf9835 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e227fabf708190a624c1ed8ce48b0a ner completed
NED1 batch_6a0007987cd881908ebc01141028c0a5 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.