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A computerized method, the method comprising:

• receiving a search query;
• identifying an answer to the search query;
• mapping one or more entities of the search query to one or more conversational identifiers, wherein conversational identifiers include one or more of plural pronouns or partial names, and wherein a partial name includes a first name of an individual;
• receiving a subsequent search query including at least one conversational identifier of the one or more conversational identifiers;
• identifying an entity associated with the at least one conversational identifier;
• augmenting the subsequent query to include the entity instead of the at least one conversational identifier;
• and
• displaying an answer to the subsequent query and web results associated with the subsequent query to a user.

One or more computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by one or more computing devices, perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a first search query, wherein the first search query is a voice input;
• identifying an entity identifier and a property identifier of the first search query, wherein an entity identifier is a subject of the first search query and a property identifier is a search category associated with the first search query;
• identifying at least one first answer to the first search query;
• mapping each of the entity identifier and the first answer to one or more conversational identifiers, wherein conversational identifiers include one or more of plural pronouns or partial names, and wherein a partial name includes a first name of an individual;
• receiving a second search query, wherein the second search query is a voice input;
• identifying a context switch between the first search query and the second search query, wherein a context switch indicates a reassignment of a conversational identifier to a different entity identifier;
• reassigning the conversational identifier to the different entity identifier;
• augmenting the second search query such that the conversational identifier is replaced with the different entity identifier;
• and
• displaying a second answer to the user, wherein the second answer is a response to the second search query.