Triple

T21957262
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1st Canadian Corps E542224 entity
Predicate notableCommander P1197 FINISHED
Object Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar — 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: Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar | Statement: [1st Canadian Corps, notableCommander, Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar]

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: Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar
Context triple: [1st Canadian Corps, notableCommander, Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar]
  • A. Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar chosen
    Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar was a senior Canadian Army officer in the Second World War who commanded First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe, playing a key role in the liberation of Western Europe.
  • B. Major-General Guy Simonds
    Major-General Guy Simonds was a prominent Canadian Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his innovative and aggressive leadership in key Northwest Europe campaigns such as the Battle of the Scheldt and the Normandy landings.
  • C. Lieutenant-General Robert Ford
    Lieutenant-General Robert Ford was a senior British Army officer in Northern Ireland, notably serving as the army's overall commander during key operations in the early 1970s, including the controversial period of the Troubles.
  • D. Harold Alexander, 1st Baron Rideau
    Harold Alexander, 1st Baron Rideau, was a prominent British Army field marshal and senior Allied commander during World War II who later served as Governor General of Canada.
  • E. Sir Frederick William Borden
    Sir Frederick William Borden was a Canadian physician, businessman, and long-serving Minister of Militia and Defence who played a key role in modernizing Canada's military in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • 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_69e0c47fab1081908dc74a6545dbb051 elicitation completed
NER batch_69f1244108948190a08e6966e55c4acd ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:59 p.m.