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: That is, these things--transportation policy, lubrication policy--are decided not by what is most needed but by who is in need. Sentence 2: Transportation policy and lubrication policy are chosen by who is most in need in our village.

SOLUTION: slate

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: No, he must ride a tighter rein on his imagination. Sentence 2: He was letting his imagination get the better of him.

SOLUTION: fiction

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott proposed to amend the McCain-Feingold bill to ban unions from funneling dues to political activity without workers' explicit consent. Sentence 2: Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott has supported the bill all along.

SOLUTION:
slate