diff --git a/lib/resource/french/ClauseFre.gf b/lib/resource/french/ClauseFre.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..333cfd3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource/french/ClauseFre.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../../prelude
+
+concrete ClauseFre of Clause = CategoriesFre **
+  ClauseRomance with (SyntaxRomance=SyntaxFre) ;
diff --git a/lib/resource/romance/CategoriesRomance.gf b/lib/resource/romance/CategoriesRomance.gf
index a6d8a84be..de40714d5 100644
--- a/lib/resource/romance/CategoriesRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/romance/CategoriesRomance.gf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ incomplete concrete CategoriesRomance of Categories =
   open Prelude, SyntaxRomance in {
 
 flags 
-  startcat=Phr ; 
+  startcat=Phr ; optimize=all ;
 
 lincat 
   N      = CommNoun ; 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ lincat
 
   V2S    = TransVerb ;
   V2Q    = TransVerb ;
-  V2V    = TransVerb ** {s3 : Preposition ; c3 : CaseA} ;
+  V2V    = TransVerb ** {c3 : CaseA} ;
   V2A    = TransVerb ;
   V0     = Verb ;
 
diff --git a/lib/resource/romance/ClauseRomance.gf b/lib/resource/romance/ClauseRomance.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee653c50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource/romance/ClauseRomance.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+--# -path=.:../abstract:../../prelude
+
+incomplete concrete ClauseRomance of Clause = CategoriesRomance ** 
+  open Prelude, SyntaxRomance in {
+
+  flags optimize=all ;
+
+  lin
+  SPredV np v = predVerbClause np v (complVerb v) ;
+  SPredPassV np v = predCopula np (passVerb v) ;
+  SPredV2 np v x = predVerbClause np v (complTransVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredReflV2 np v = predVerbClause np v (reflTransVerb v) ;
+  SPredVS np v x = predVerbClause np v (complSentVerb v x) ;
+  SPredVV np v x = predVerbClause np v (complVerbVerb v x) ;
+  SPredVQ np v x = predVerbClause np v (complQuestVerb v x) ;
+  SPredVA np v x = predVerbClause np v (complAdjVerb v x) ;
+  SPredV2A np v x y = predVerbClause np v (complDitransAdjVerb v x y) ;
+  SPredSubjV2V np v x y = predVerbClause np v (complDitransVerbVerb False v x y) ;
+  SPredObjV2V np v x y = predVerbClause np v (complDitransVerbVerb True v x y) ;
+{-
+  SPredV2S np v x y = predVerbClause np v (complDitransSentVerb v x y) ;
+  SPredV2Q np v x y = predVerbClause np v (complDitransQuestVerb v x y) ;
+-}
+  SPredAP np v = predCopula np (complAdjective v) ;
+  SPredSuperl np a = predCopula np (complAdjective (superlAdjPhrase a)) ;
+  SPredCN np v = predCopula np (complCommNoun v) ;
+  SPredNP np v = predCopula np (complNounPhrase v) ;
+  SPredPP np v = predCopula np (complAdverb v) ;
+{-
+  SPredAV np v x = predCopula np (complVerbAdj v x) ;
+  SPredObjA2V np v x y = predCopula np (complVerbAdj2 True v x y) ;
+
+  SPredProgVP = progressiveClause ;
+
+  QPredV np v = intVerbClause np v (complVerb v) ;
+  QPredPassV np v = predCopulaQ np (passVerb v) ;
+  QPredV2 np v x = intVerbClause np v (complTransVerb v x) ;
+--  QPredReflV2 np v = intVerbClause np v (reflTransVerb v) ;
+  QPredVS np v x = intVerbClause np v (complSentVerb v x) ;
+  QPredVV np v x = intVerbClause np (aux2verb v) (complVerbVerb v x) ;
+  QPredVQ np v x = intVerbClause np v (complQuestVerb v x) ;
+  QPredVA np v x = intVerbClause np v (complAdjVerb v x) ;
+  QPredV2A np v x y = intVerbClause np v (complDitransAdjVerb v x y) ;
+  QPredSubjV2V np v x y = intVerbClause np v (complDitransVerbVerb
+  False v x y) ;
+  QPredObjV2V np v x y = intVerbClause np v (complDitransVerbVerb
+  True v x y) ;
+  QPredV2S np v x y = intVerbClause np v (complDitransSentVerb v x y) ;
+  QPredV2Q np v x y = intVerbClause np v (complDitransQuestVerb v x y) ;
+
+  QPredAP np v = predCopulaQ np (complAdjective v) ;
+  QPredSuperl np a = predCopulaQ np (complAdjective (superlAdjPhrase a)) ;
+  QPredCN np v = predCopulaQ np (complCommNoun v) ;
+  QPredNP np v = predCopulaQ np (complNounPhrase v) ;
+  QPredPP np v = predCopulaQ np (complAdverb v) ;
+  QPredAV np v x = predCopulaQ np (complVerbAdj v x) ;
+  QPredObjA2V np v x y = predCopulaQ np (complVerbAdj2 True v x y) ;
+
+  IPredV a v = predVerbI True a v (complVerb v) ;
+  IPredV2 a v x = predVerbI True a v (complTransVerb v x) ;
+
+  IPredAP a v = predCopulaI True a (complAdjective v) ;
+-}
+{-
+-- Use VPs
+
+  PredVP = predVerbGroupClause ;
+  IntVP = intVerbPhrase ;
+  RelVP = relVerbPhrase ;
+
+
+  PosVP tp = predVerbGroup True tp.a ;
+  NegVP tp = predVerbGroup False tp.a ;
+
+  AdvVP = adVerbPhrase ;
+  SubjVP = subjunctVerbPhrase ;
+-}
+
+
+
+{-
+  lin
+  SPredV np v = predVerbGroupClause np (predVerb v) ;
+  SPredPassV np v = predVerbGroupClause np (passVerb v) ;
+  SPredV2 np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complTransVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredReflV2 np v = predVerbGroupClause np (reflTransVerb v) ;
+  SPredVS np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complSentVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredVV np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complVerbVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredVQ np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complQuestVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredVA np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complAdjVerb v x) ;
+--  SPredV2A np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complDitransAdjVerb v x y) ;
+--  SPredSubjV2V np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complDitransVerbVerb False v x y) ;
+--  SPredObjV2V np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complDitransVerbVerb True v x y) ;
+--  SPredV2S np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complDitransSentVerb v x y) ;
+--  SPredV2Q np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complDitransQuestVerb v x y) ;
+
+  SPredAP np v = predVerbGroupClause np (predAdjective v) ;
+  SPredSuperl np a = predVerbGroupClause np (predAdjective (superlAdjPhrase a)) ;
+  SPredCN np v = predVerbGroupClause np (predCommNoun v) ;
+  SPredNP np v = predVerbGroupClause np (predNounPhrase v) ;
+  SPredPP np v = predVerbGroupClause np (predAdverb v) ;
+--  SPredAV np v x = predVerbGroupClause np (complVerbAdj v x) ;
+--  SPredObjA2V np v x y = predVerbGroupClause np (complVerbAdj2 True v x y) ;
+
+--  SPredProgVP = progressiveClause ;
+-}
+{-
+  QPredV np v = intVerbPhrase np (predVerb v) ;
+  QPredPassV np v = intVerbPhrase np (passVerb v) ;
+  QPredV2 np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complTransVerb v x) ;
+--  QPredReflV2 np v = intVerbPhrase np (reflTransVerb v) ;
+  QPredVS np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complSentVerb v x) ;
+  QPredVV np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complVerbVerb v x) ;
+--  QPredVQ np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complQuestVerb v x) ;
+--  QPredVA np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complAdjVerb v x) ;
+--  QPredV2A np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complDitransAdjVerb v x y) ;
+--  QPredSubjV2V np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complDitransVerbVerb False v x y) ;
+--  QPredObjV2V np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complDitransVerbVerb True v x y) ;
+--  QPredV2S np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complDitransSentVerb v x y) ;
+--  QPredV2Q np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complDitransQuestVerb v x y) ;
+
+  QPredAP np v = intVerbPhrase np (predAdjective v) ;
+  QPredSuperl np a = intVerbPhrase np (predAdjective (superlAdjPhrase a)) ;
+  QPredCN np v = intVerbPhrase np (predCommNoun v) ;
+  QPredNP np v = intVerbPhrase np (predNounPhrase v) ;
+  QPredPP np v = intVerbPhrase np (predAdverb v) ;
+--  QPredAV np v x = intVerbPhrase np (complVerbAdj v x) ;
+--  QPredObjA2V np v x y = intVerbPhrase np (complVerbAdj2 True v x y) ;
+-}
+--  IPredV a v = predVerbGroupI True a (predVerb v) ;
+--  IPredV2 a v x = predVerbGroupI True a (complTransVerb v x) ;
+--  IPredAP a v = predVerbGroupI True a (predAdjective v) ;
+
+{-
+-- Use VPs
+
+  PredVP = predVerbGroupClause ;
+  IntVP = intVerbPhrase ;
+  RelVP = relVerbPhrase ;
+
+
+  PosVP tp = predVerbGroup True tp.a ;
+  NegVP tp = predVerbGroup False tp.a ;
+
+  AdvVP = adVerbPhrase ;
+  SubjVP = subjunctVerbPhrase ;
+-}
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf b/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
index 8fac52936..ecece8436 100644
--- a/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
@@ -623,6 +623,38 @@ oper
 
   posNeg : Bool -> (verb, compl : Str) -> Str ;
 
+  complDitransAdjVerb : 
+    TransVerb -> NounPhrase -> AdjPhrase -> Complemnt = \rend,toi,sec ->
+      let
+        rendtoi = complTransVerb rend toi
+      in
+        \\g,n,p =>
+        let rt = rendtoi ! g ! n ! p in 
+        {clit = rt.clit ; part = rt.part ; 
+         compl = rt.compl ++ sec.s ! AF g n
+        } ;
+
+  DitransVerbVerb = TransVerb ** {c3 : CaseA} ;
+
+  complDitransVerbVerb : 
+    Bool -> DitransVerbVerb -> NounPhrase -> VerbPhrase -> Complemnt = 
+     \obj, demander, toi, nager ->
+      let
+        rendtoi = complTransVerb demander toi
+      in
+        \\g,n,p =>
+        let 
+           rt = rendtoi ! g ! n ! p ;
+           agr : Gender * Number * Person = case obj of {
+             True  => <pgen2gen toi.g, toi.n, toi.p> ;
+             False => <g,    n,    p>
+             } 
+        in 
+        {clit = rt.clit ; part = rt.part ; 
+         compl = rt.compl ++ prepCase demander.c ++ 
+                 nager.s ! VIInfinit ! agr.p1 ! agr.p2 ! agr.p3
+        } ;
+
 
 --2 Adverbs
 --