Triple

T7733224
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson E175314 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Virginia Colony E8796 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 Colony | Statement: [Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, placeOfBirth, Virginia Colony]

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: Virginia Colony
Context triple: [Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, placeOfBirth, Virginia Colony]
  • A. North Carolina Colony
    North Carolina Colony was a British colonial territory in North America that developed an economy based on agriculture and trade and later became the U.S. state of North Carolina.
  • B. Colony of Maryland
    The Colony of Maryland was a 17th- and 18th-century English (later British) proprietary colony in North America, founded as a haven for English Catholics and centered around the Chesapeake Bay region.
  • C. Colony and Dominion of Virginia chosen
    The Colony and Dominion of Virginia was a major English and later British colony in North America, notable as the first permanent English settlement and a political and economic center that helped shape early American history.
  • D. Delaware Colony
    Delaware Colony was a British North American colony along the mid-Atlantic coast that later became the state of Delaware, known for its early settlement, diverse population, and role in colonial trade and politics.
  • E. Plymouth Colony
    Plymouth Colony was an early 17th-century English settlement in present-day Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims seeking religious freedom and is often regarded as one of the first successful British colonies in North America.
  • 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_69c6995e912c81909a49a2657103f786 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c7033863d881909451a4f9675021a3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c8d6b1f7648190a0e2fd82ecb9c8b9 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:06 p.m.