Triple

T18533924
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sir John Willison E452911 entity
Predicate country P26 FINISHED
Object Dominion of Canada — NE NERFINISHED

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: Dominion of Canada | Statement: [Sir John Willison, country, Dominion of Canada]

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: Dominion of Canada
Context triple: [Sir John Willison, country, Dominion of Canada]
  • A. Dominion of Canada chosen
    The Dominion of Canada was the semi-autonomous federal state established in 1867 that formed the foundation of modern Canada within the British Empire.
  • B. Dominion of Newfoundland
    The Dominion of Newfoundland was a self-governing dominion of the British Empire in the early 20th century that later joined Canada as the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • C. Colony of Canada
    The Colony of Canada was a British North American province formed in 1841 by uniting Upper and Lower Canada, serving as a key predecessor to the modern nation of Canada before Confederation in 1867.
  • D. Province of Canada
    The Province of Canada was a British North American colony formed in 1841 by uniting Upper and Lower Canada, serving as a key political predecessor to modern Canada until Confederation in 1867.
  • E. Dominion of Australia
    The Dominion of Australia was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that governed Australia as part of the British Empire and later the Commonwealth, participating in major 20th-century conflicts alongside other Allied powers.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8d387b5548190aa030dad2cb4947e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e53400d548819080b17f30b3ee7174 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:37 a.m.