TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to write a single word that describes the genre that the two sentences belong to, such as face-to-face, government, letters, 9/11, slate, telephone, travel, verbatim, oup, fiction.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: (George W. Bush spent his 1978 congressional campaign excusing his father's membership in the Trilateral Commission.) Sentence 2: The 1978 congressional campaign was spent by George W. Bush to excuse his father's membership in the Trilateral Commission, said the report.

SOLUTION: slate

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: This landmark was completed in 1933 and contains a fine restaurant and hotel as well as the city's first swimming pool. Sentence 2: This attraction features a swimming pool and a fancy place to eat.

SOLUTION: travel

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Ultimately, what I say in my defense is completely meaningless. Sentence 2: What I say to defend myself doesn't mean anything.

SOLUTION:
slate