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: The object Annette had thrust into his hand was a small penknife, the blade open. Sentence 2: Do you use it frequently at home? Genre: telephone.

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: Sounds like a place a man would like to see."He was conscious that the Texan's horse quickened pace, only to be reined in again. Sentence 2: He had two swords on his back. Genre: fiction.

SOLUTION:
N