The short answer
They can also bias the response. Include a normal case and an incomplete case, and identify details that should not be copied.
Try it in three steps
- Write one input and its desired output.
- Add an input without a date and show the field left blank.
- Test on new material rather than repeating the example.
A practice prompt
Before you start
One example defines format; another defines missing-data behavior.
Practice material (fictional)
Examples: pencils 3 boxes → item pencils, quantity 3, unit boxes; erasers → unknown quantity. New input: tape 2 rolls; stapler.Replace placeholders in the prompt with this material, or append the material if there are no placeholders. Reading time excludes doing the exercise.
Examples: pencils 3 boxes becomes item pencils, quantity 3, unit boxes; erasers has unknown quantity. Apply this rule to: [new text].What to look for (not a recorded test result)
Tape is 2 rolls; the stapler quantity stays unknown rather than inheriting 3.
If it goes wrong
If it copies the example quantity, clarify that the example defines structure, not default values.
Check your result
New inputs follow the pattern while missing information stays unknown.
References and scope
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