Triple

T7572676
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ellen Ewing Sherman E179282 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Thomas Ewing E20076 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: Thomas Ewing | Statement: [Ellen Ewing Sherman, father, Thomas Ewing]

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: Thomas Ewing
Context triple: [Ellen Ewing Sherman, father, Thomas Ewing]
  • A. Thomas Ewing chosen
    Thomas Ewing was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and held multiple cabinet positions, including being the inaugural Secretary of the Interior.
  • B. Zacch Pickens
    Zacch Pickens is an American football defensive tackle who played college football at South Carolina and was drafted into the NFL.
  • C. Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield was an American character actor known for his prolific work in silent and early sound films, often portraying timid or eccentric supporting roles.
  • D. Edward Burleson
    Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
  • E. James Napper Tandy
    James Napper Tandy was an Irish revolutionary and political activist best known for his leadership role in the late-18th-century struggle for Irish independence.
  • 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_69c69f316e50819081a271c85c06f918 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f94710a0819094508356b8d610ab ner completed
NED1 batch_69c856ea9a2c8190a81762ac509c4c97 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:51 p.m.