Triple

T7566776
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Shepherdstown E178932 entity
Predicate stateAtTime P4711 FINISHED
Object Virginia E5410 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: Virginia | Statement: [Battle of Shepherdstown, stateAtTime, Virginia]

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: Virginia
Context triple: [Battle of Shepherdstown, stateAtTime, Virginia]
  • A. Virginia chosen
    Virginia is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions, known for its pivotal role in American history, including being home to several early presidents and key Revolutionary and Civil War sites.
  • B. Virginia
    Virginia is a small community located within the town of Georgina in Ontario, Canada.
  • C. Virginie
    Virginie is the given name of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, the American-born Parisian socialite famously depicted in John Singer Sargent’s painting "Portrait of Madame X."
  • D. Maryland
    Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
  • E. West Virginia
    West Virginia is a landlocked, mountainous U.S. state in the Appalachian region, known for its coal mining history, outdoor recreation, and distinct cultural heritage.
  • 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: stateAtTime
Context triple: [Battle of Shepherdstown, stateAtTime, Virginia]
  • A. statusAtTime
    Indicates that an entity has a particular status or condition at a specified point in time.
  • B. historicalState chosen
    Indicates that an entity existed in a particular state or condition during a specified time in the past.
  • C. statePosition
    Indicates the spatial or situational position or status of an entity within a defined context or system.
  • D. statusAtDay
    Indicates the specific status or condition an entity has on a given calendar day.
  • E. inStateSince
    Indicates that an entity has been in a particular state continuously starting from a specified point in time.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f2f80288190b95cceb4da92ab2b elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f91c717881909c88901cc3b101c7 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c856aa64e48190be1ea1490123cf26 ned_source_triple completed
PD batch_69c6f4dc485c819080da13e3b7f4f08f pd completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:50 p.m.