diff --git a/src/abstract/Extend.gf b/src/abstract/Extend.gf
index a3b49a63..15e07143 100644
--- a/src/abstract/Extend.gf
+++ b/src/abstract/Extend.gf
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ abstract Extend = Cat ** {
 
     ProgrVPSlash : VPSlash -> VPSlash;
 
+-- construct VPSlash from A2 and N2
+
+    A2VPSlash : A2 -> VPSlash ; -- is married to (that person)
+    N2VPSlash : N2 -> VPSlash ; -- is a mother of (that person)
+
 -- existential for mathematics
 
     ExistsNP : NP -> Cl ;  -- there exists a number / there exist numbers
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ abstract Extend = Cat ** {
     ExistMassCN   : CN -> Cl ;  -- there is beer / there is no beer
     ExistPluralCN : CN -> Cl ;  -- there are trees / there are no trees
 
--- generalisation of existential, with adverb as a parameter
+-- generalisation of existential, with adverb as an argument
     AdvIsNP : Adv -> NP -> Cl ;  -- here is the tree / here are the trees
     AdvIsNPAP : Adv -> NP -> AP -> Cl ; -- here are the instructions documented
 
diff --git a/src/common/ExtendFunctor.gf b/src/common/ExtendFunctor.gf
index a8018891..296eeaae 100644
--- a/src/common/ExtendFunctor.gf
+++ b/src/common/ExtendFunctor.gf
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ lin
   PastPartAgentAP = variants {} ;     -- VPSlash -> NP -> AP ; -- (opportunity) lost by the company
   NominalizeVPSlashNP = variants {} ;     -- VPSlash -> NP -> NP ;
   ProgrVPSlash = variants {} ;            -- VPSlash -> VPSlash ;
+  A2VPSlash = variants {} ;           -- A2 -> VPSlash ;
+  N2VPSlash = variants {} ;           -- N2 -> VPSlash ;
   ExistsNP = ExistNP ;     -- NP -> Cl ; -- there exists a number / there exist numbers
   ExistCN cn = ExistNP (DetCN (DetQuant IndefArt NumSg) cn) ;
   ExistMassCN cn = ExistNP (MassNP cn) ;
diff --git a/src/english/ExtendEng.gf b/src/english/ExtendEng.gf
index 872e2772..c46b7eed 100644
--- a/src/english/ExtendEng.gf
+++ b/src/english/ExtendEng.gf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ concrete ExtendEng of Extend =
     GerundAdv, GerundCN, GerundNP, IAdvAdv, ICompAP, InOrderToVP, MkVPS, NominalizeVPSlashNP,
     PassAgentVPSlash, PassVPSlash, ProgrVPSlash, PastPartAP, PastPartAgentAP, PositAdVAdj, PredVPS, PredVPSVV, PredetRNP, PrepCN,
     EmbedSSlash, PredIAdvVP, PresPartAP, PurposeVP, ReflPoss, ReflPron, ReflRNP, SlashBareV2S, SlashV2V, StrandQuestSlash, StrandRelSlash,
-    UncontractedNeg, UttAccIP, UttAccNP, UttAdV, UttDatIP, UttDatNP, UttVPShort, WithoutVP, BaseVPS2, ConsVPS2, ConjVPS2, ComplVPS2, MkVPS2
+    UncontractedNeg, UttAccIP, UttAccNP, UttAdV, UttDatIP, UttDatNP, UttVPShort, WithoutVP, BaseVPS2, ConsVPS2, ConjVPS2, ComplVPS2, MkVPS2, A2VPSlash, N2VPSlash
    ]
   with
     (Grammar = GrammarEng) **
@@ -225,6 +225,19 @@ concrete ExtendEng of Extend =
     ProgrVPSlash vp = insertObjc (\\a => vp.ad ! a ++ vp.prp ++ vp.p ++ vp.s2 ! a)
       (predAux auxBe ** {c2 = vp.c2; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle; missingAdv = vp.missingAdv});
 
+    N2VPSlash n2 =
+      let prep : Prep = mkPrep n2.c2 ;
+          dummyVPS : VPSlash = SlashV2a (mkV2 (mkV "dummy") prep);
+      in dummyVPS **  -- has necessary fields for VPSlash, and c2 from the N2
+           UseComp (CompCN (UseN2 n2)) ; -- has all the right fields except for c2
+
+    A2VPSlash a2 =
+      let prep : Prep = mkPrep a2.c2 ;
+          dummyVPS : VPSlash = SlashV2a (mkV2 (mkV "dummy") prep) ;
+      in dummyVPS **  -- has necessary fields for VPSlash, and c2 from the A2
+           UseComp (CompAP (UseA2 a2)) ; -- has all the right fields except for c2
+
+
    --- AR 7/3/2013
    ComplSlashPartLast vps np = case vps.gapInMiddle of {
      _  => insertObjPartLast (\\_ => vps.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) vps  ---
diff --git a/src/swedish/ExtendSwe.gf b/src/swedish/ExtendSwe.gf
index 813468fb..727b95b2 100644
--- a/src/swedish/ExtendSwe.gf
+++ b/src/swedish/ExtendSwe.gf
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ concrete ExtendSwe of Extend = CatSwe **
     RNP, RNPList, ReflRNP, ReflPron, ReflPoss, PredetRNP, ConjRNP,
     Base_rr_RNP, Base_nr_RNP, Base_rn_RNP, Cons_rr_RNP, Cons_nr_RNP, ReflPossPron,
     CompoundN, CompoundAP, AdvIsNP,
-    UttAccNP
+    UttAccNP,
+    A2VPSlash, N2VPSlash
   ]
   with (Grammar = GrammarSwe)
     **
@@ -70,6 +71,23 @@ in {
     PassAgentVPSlash vps np =
       insertObjPost (\\a => vps.c2.s ++ vps.n3 ! a) (insertObj (\\_ => (PrepNP by8agent_Prep np).s) (passiveVP vps)) ;
 
+
+    N2VPSlash n2 =
+      let vp : CatSwe.VP = UseComp (CompCN (UseN2 n2)) ;
+          dummyVPS : VPSlash = SlashV2a (P.mkV2 "dummy") ;
+      in dummyVPS **  -- has necessary fields for VPSlash
+               vp **  -- has all the right fields except for c2
+              {c2 = n2.c2} ; -- has the right c2
+
+
+
+    A2VPSlash a2 =
+      let vp : CatSwe.VP = UseComp (CompAP (UseA2 a2)) ;
+          dummyVPS : VPSlash = SlashV2a (P.mkV2 "dummy") ;
+      in dummyVPS **  -- has necessary fields for VPSlash
+               vp **  -- has all the right fields except for c2
+              {c2 = a2.c2} ; -- has the right c2
+
   lin UttVPShort vp = {s = infVP vp (agrP3 Utr Sg)} ;
 
   lincat
@@ -147,11 +165,11 @@ in {
               } ;
        c2 = vp.c2
       } ;
-      
+
     ComplVPS2 vps2 np = {
         s = \\o,a => vps2.s !o ! a ++ vps2.c2.s ++ np.s ! NPAcc
         } ;
-	
+
     ConjVPS2 c xs = conjunctDistrTable2 Order Agr c xs ** {c2 = xs.c2} ;
 
   lincat
@@ -210,7 +228,7 @@ in {
     Cons_nr_RNP x xs = consrTable Agr comma {s = \\a => x.s ! NPAcc} xs ;
 
     ReflPossPron = M.mkQuant "sin" "sitt" "sina" ;
-    
+
   lin
     ApposNP np1 np2 = {s = \\nform => np1.s ! nform ++ comma ++ np2.s ! nform; a = np1.a; isPron = False} ;