| Phenomenon . | Example . | Percentage . |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship between a question and its passage | ||
| Lexical match | Q: Who had to rescue her? | 29.8% |
| A: the coast guard | ||
| R: Outen was rescued by the coast guard | ||
| Paraphrasing | Q: Did the wild dog approach? | 43.0% |
| A: Yes | ||
| R: he drew cautiously closer | ||
| Pragmatics | Q: Is Joey a male or female? | 27.2% |
| A: Male | ||
| R: it looked like a stick man so she kept him. She named her new noodle friend Joey | ||
| Relationship between a question and its conversation history | ||
| No coref. | Q: What is IFL? | 30.5% |
| Explicit coref. | Q: Who had Bashti forgotten? | 49.7% |
| A: the puppy | ||
| Q: What was his name? | ||
| Implicit coref. | Q: When will Sirisena be sworn in? | 19.8% |
| A: 6 p.m local time | ||
| Q: Where? | ||
| Phenomenon . | Example . | Percentage . |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship between a question and its passage | ||
| Lexical match | Q: Who had to rescue her? | 29.8% |
| A: the coast guard | ||
| R: Outen was rescued by the coast guard | ||
| Paraphrasing | Q: Did the wild dog approach? | 43.0% |
| A: Yes | ||
| R: he drew cautiously closer | ||
| Pragmatics | Q: Is Joey a male or female? | 27.2% |
| A: Male | ||
| R: it looked like a stick man so she kept him. She named her new noodle friend Joey | ||
| Relationship between a question and its conversation history | ||
| No coref. | Q: What is IFL? | 30.5% |
| Explicit coref. | Q: Who had Bashti forgotten? | 49.7% |
| A: the puppy | ||
| Q: What was his name? | ||
| Implicit coref. | Q: When will Sirisena be sworn in? | 19.8% |
| A: 6 p.m local time | ||
| Q: Where? | ||