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: Good morning, said Tommy amiably. Sentence 2: Green torches were streaming up the northern path. Genre: fiction.

SOLUTION: N

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Critics applaud the St. Petersburg-based company's 18 day stint in New York. Sentence 2: Silwan is known for its old buildings and sports fields. Genre: slate.

SOLUTION: N

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Now transformed into a Hindu shrine, they receive their most attention during the Thaipusam festival celebrated in the early months of each year. Sentence 2: It has been turned into a Hindu shrine at they receive attention during a festival early in the year. Genre: travel.

SOLUTION:
Y