diff --git a/src/malay/QuestionMay.gf b/src/malay/QuestionMay.gf
index 8ec8a316..880dec22 100644
--- a/src/malay/QuestionMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/QuestionMay.gf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ lin
 
   -- : IAdv -> Cl -> QCl ;    -- why does John walk
   QuestIAdv iadv cls = {
-    pred = \\vf,pol => cls.pred ! vf ! pol  ++ iadv.s;
+    pred = \\vf,pol => cls.pred ! Root ! pol  ++ iadv.s;
     subj = cls.subj ;
   } ;
 
diff --git a/src/malay/ResMay.gf b/src/malay/ResMay.gf
index 0aaff5fb..ed4b6c06 100644
--- a/src/malay/ResMay.gf
+++ b/src/malay/ResMay.gf
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ oper
   } ;
 
 
-
   --   s = \\p,a => vp.topic ++ np ++ vp.prePart ++ useVerb vp.verb ! p ! a ++ vp.compl ++ compl ;
   -- np = vp.topic ++ np ;
   -- vp = insertObj (ss compl) vp ;