TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given two sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2, and the genre they belong to. Your job is to determine if the two sentences belong to the same genre or not. Indicate your answer with Y and N respectively. Genres available include: face-to-face, government, letters, 9/11, slate, telephone, travel, verbatim, oup, fiction. Sentences belonging to 'face-to-face' genres relate to conversations or dialogues, 'government' encompasses information released from public government websites, 'letters' refers to any written work for philanthropic fundraising, '9/11' relates to information pertaining to the 9/11 attacks, 'oup' includes non-fiction works on the textile industry and child development, 'slate' refers to any cultural topic that appears in the slate magazine, 'telephone' includes telephonic dialogue, 'travel' deals with information in travel guides, 'verbatim' includes short posts regarding linguistics, and 'fiction' includes popular works of fiction like 'The Secret Adversary' etc.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: This new coalition planned to raise public awareness about the importance of financial literacy and saving and to help Americans develop the skills they need to take charge of their financial future. Sentence 2: It has been proven that there is absolutely no link between arteriosclerosis and the consumption of chlorine.  Genre: government.

SOLUTION: N

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Oh, yes, I was trying to convert you and knowing I'd failed already. Sentence 2: Of course, I tried to bring you over to our side, even knowing that I had not succeeded. Genre: fiction.

SOLUTION: Y

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Anyway, she resumed, as though arguing with an unseen opponent, "I don't KNOW that he does. Sentence 2: Anyway, she continued, "I am not aware if he does." Genre: fiction.

SOLUTION:
Y