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: Another site looking to cash in on the campaign is www.gore2000.com . It's not officially affiliated with the Gore campaign, but the site sells a wide array of Gore paraphernalia--everything from buttons to gourmet coffee. Sentence 2: Fans of my article will be shown a few paragraphs to get them interested in reading the whole thing. Genre: slate.

SOLUTION: N

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: Some of the more fragile pieces are exhibited in an upstairs chapter room, worth a visit for a close-up view of his workmanship. Sentence 2: Cagney made a huge amount of great films. Genre: slate.

SOLUTION:
N