Triple

T2579110
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Joad E57046 entity
Predicate basedInEvent P3224 FINISHED
Object Dust Bowl E1731 NE FINISHED

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: Dust Bowl
Context triple: [Tom Joad, basedInEvent, Dust Bowl]
  • A. Dust Bowl chosen
    The Dust Bowl was a devastating 1930s environmental disaster on the North American Great Plains, where severe drought and poor farming practices caused massive dust storms, crop failures, and widespread displacement of farming communities.
  • B. Great Dying
    The Great Dying is the most severe mass extinction event in Earth's history, occurring about 252 million years ago and wiping out the majority of marine and terrestrial species.
  • C. Great Depression
    The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic downturn during the 1930s that led to massive unemployment, bank failures, and profound social and political change.
  • D. Great Famine
    The Great Famine was a catastrophic mid-19th-century potato blight in Ireland that caused mass starvation, disease, and a huge wave of emigration, particularly to North America.
  • E. Great Midwest Fires of 1871
    The Great Midwest Fires of 1871 were a series of devastating wildfires across several Midwestern U.S. states, including the infamous Peshtigo Fire, that caused massive destruction and loss of life in early October 1871.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: basedInEvent
Context triple: [Tom Joad, basedInEvent, Dust Bowl]
  • A. basedOnEvent chosen
    Indicates that something is derived from, influenced by, or determined in reference to a specific event.
  • B. eventIn
    Indicates that an event occurs within, or is situated in, a specific location, context, or larger event.
  • C. basedOnEventsDescribedIn
    Indicates that something is derived from, inspired by, or constructed using the events described in another source.
  • D. basedInUntil
    Indicates that an entity was based or located in a particular place up to a specified end time or date, after which this association ceased.
  • E. partOfEvent
    Indicates that one entity is a component, segment, or sub-activity that belongs to or occurs within a larger event.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ab4a4dca6481908c301f8e317396e7 elicitation completed
NER batch_69abd3a9fd3c8190a521931e40cd801c ner completed
NED1 batch_69af6579bab88190891c23721eaccfc8 ned_source_triple completed
PD batch_69abd0cfeae08190aed03866ba071c5c pd completed
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.