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  <Title>Using Focus to Generate Complex and Simple Sentences</Title>
  <Section position="8" start_page="324" end_page="324" type="concl">
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8. Conclusions
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    <Paragraph position="0"> We have shown how focus of attention can be used as the basis for a language generator to decide when to combine propositions. By encoding tests on functional information within the DCG formalism, we have implemented an efficient generator that has the same benefits as a functional grammar: input is simplified and surface structure can be determined based on constituents' function within the sentence. In addition to producing natural language explanations for the student advisor application, this formalism provides a useful research tool for experimenting with techniques for automatic text generation. We plan to use it to investigate additional criteria for determining surface choice.</Paragraph>
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