Task: You are given a conversation between two people. 'Person1:' and 'Person2:' are used to separate their respective dialogues. If the conversation begins with a question, label it '1' otherwise '0'.
Categories: Dialogue Act Recognition
Domains: Dialogue

Positive examples:
input: Person1:     Passport , please , madam . 
 Person2: Just a minute , please . It's in my bag . Here it is . 
 Person1:     Thank you . Please fill out the Baggage Declaration Form . 
 Person2: All right . Shall I enter all my belongings ? 
 Person1:     No , only the articles listed on the Declaration . 
output: 0
explanation: The first sentence in the conversation begins with a request, therefore there is no presence of a question.; input:  Person1:     Hi ! What are you watching ?  
 Person2:  It ’ s a program about islam . It ’ s very interesting .  
 Person1:      Wow ! So many people ! Where are they and what are they doing ?  
 Person2:  They are muslims on a pilgrimage to mecca . Muslims call this pilgrimage “ haj ” .  
 Person1:      Why do they go there ?  
 Person2:  Muslims believe that every man who is able should go on a haj at least once in his life . Mecca is the spiritual centre of the muslim faith .  
 Person1:      When muslims pray , they face towards mecca .  
 Person2:  That ’ s right . Unfortunately , so many people go on the haj each year that there are often stamped and people get killed .  
 Person1:      I heard about that . The pilgrims must walk around a large , sacred black stone .  
 Person2:  That ’ s right . That ’ s when accidents often happen . The Saudi government tries to limit the number of pilgrims , to reduce the chances of accidents .  
 Person1:      Pilgrimages are common in many faiths .  
 Person2:  Yes . In England , Christian pilgrims might go to Canterbury and many Christians go to the Vatican on pilgrimages .  
 Person1:      Isn ’ t there a place in france where people go to get healed ?  
 Person2:  I think that place is Lourdes . There are many stories of people being healed after visiting there .  
 Person1:      Do you think that there is something magical about that place ?  
 Person2:  Personally . I think that people believe they will be healed and that faith causes a change in their mind that cures them . I don ’ t think place is magical in any way . 
output: 1
explanation: The first sentence contains a question, therefore the output is correctly mentioned as 1 ; input: Person1:     You look terrific and in good shape .  
 Person2: Thank you .  
 Person1:     How do you keep fit ?  
 Person2:  I do yoga twice a weeks  
 Person1:     Yoga ? It sounds interesting .  
 Person2: It was hard at the beginning , but now feel it's really relaxing . It makes me flexible .  
 Person1:     Anything else ?  
 Person2: Yes , I often go swimming .  
 Person1:     Are you interested in swimming ?  
 Person2: Yes , I like it very much . 
output: 0
explanation: The first sentence is not a question, therefore the output is correct.

Negative examples:
input: Person1:     Can I borrow five bucks ? 
 Person2:  No ! 
 Person1:     Come on ! I'll pay you back on Tuesday . 
 Person2: Last time I lent you money , you never paid me back . 
 Person1:     I promise if you lend me five dollars today , I will repay you in full next week .  
 Person2: Ok , but I'm taking your skateboard as collateral .  
 Person1:     Fine ! I can't believe you don't trust me . 
 Person2: It's nothing personal , just business . 
output: 0
explanation: The first question does begin with a question, therefore the classification result must be 1 instead of 0.; input: Person1:     I ’ m so surprised to meet you in this remote village . Long time no see . 
 Person2: Yeah . How are you these days ? 
output: 1
explanation: The first sentence contains a statement about the remote village, since it is not a question the output should be 0 instead of 1.