Part 1. 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.
Part 2. Example
Sentence 1: Next to the MGM Grand you will find M and M World. Sentence 2: The candy has many fans who love its attractions. Genre: travel.
Answer: Y
Explanation: The places are specifically pointed out and referred to as attractions and hence are in the same genre.
Part 3. Exercise
Sentence 1: The magic is all on the surface of Prince of Egypt , an animated musical version of the exodus of the Jews from Egypt that at times feels as if it might have been called Indiana Moses and the Temple of Doom . Ever on the lookout for a new way to tell an old story--or, rather, a new old way to tell an old story--DreamWorks SKG has recast the life of Moses as the saga of two brothers who end up on opposite sides of an issue. Sentence 2: The Prince of Egypt was a musical about the Jews exodus from Egypt. Genre: slate.
Answer:
Y