Examples from the user study. The last column represent coefficients for preferring original sentence over the original paragraph, and the fourth column presents coefficients for decontextualized sentence over the paragraph. Positive values means preference towards the sentence-length answer over the paragraph-length answer.
| Query . | Decontextualized answer . | Paragraph answer (sentence answer highlighted) . | Decont. . | Ori. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when was the rising of the moon written | The Rising of the Moon, Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army has been in circulation since circa 1865. | The ballad has been in circulation since circa 1865. The earliest verifiable date found in publication is 1867. | −2.09 | −1.53 |
| what is the most viewed video on youtube in 24 hours | The most viewed music video within 24 hours of its release is Taylor Swift ’s Look What You Made Me Do. | This list of most viewed online videos in the first 24 hours contains the top 30 online videos that received the most views within 24 hours of release across the world. This list excludes movie trailers , which are featured on the list of most viewed online trailers in the first 24 hours. The most viewed music video in this time period is Taylor Swift ’s Look What You Made Me Do. | 1.06 | −0.48 |
| when was last time england got to quarter finals in world cup | The England national football team have reached the quarter - finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 and the 2006. | England did not enter the competition until 1950… Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966, whilst they also finished in fourth place in 1990, and in 2018. Other than that, the team have reached the quarter - finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 and the 2006. | 1.40 | 0.70 |
| Query . | Decontextualized answer . | Paragraph answer (sentence answer highlighted) . | Decont. . | Ori. . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when was the rising of the moon written | The Rising of the Moon, Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army has been in circulation since circa 1865. | The ballad has been in circulation since circa 1865. The earliest verifiable date found in publication is 1867. | −2.09 | −1.53 |
| what is the most viewed video on youtube in 24 hours | The most viewed music video within 24 hours of its release is Taylor Swift ’s Look What You Made Me Do. | This list of most viewed online videos in the first 24 hours contains the top 30 online videos that received the most views within 24 hours of release across the world. This list excludes movie trailers , which are featured on the list of most viewed online trailers in the first 24 hours. The most viewed music video in this time period is Taylor Swift ’s Look What You Made Me Do. | 1.06 | −0.48 |
| when was last time england got to quarter finals in world cup | The England national football team have reached the quarter - finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 and the 2006. | England did not enter the competition until 1950… Their best ever performance is winning the Cup in the 1966, whilst they also finished in fourth place in 1990, and in 2018. Other than that, the team have reached the quarter - finals on nine occasions, the latest of which were at the 2002 and the 2006. | 1.40 | 0.70 |