diff --git a/lib/resource/abstract/Numerals.gf b/lib/resource/abstract/Numerals.gf
index b725070dc..5f891e9d0 100644
--- a/lib/resource/abstract/Numerals.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/abstract/Numerals.gf
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 abstract Numerals = {
 
-flags startcat=Numeral ;
-
 cat 
   Numeral ;     -- 0..
   Digit ;       -- 2..9
diff --git a/lib/resource/french/MorphoFre.gf b/lib/resource/french/MorphoFre.gf
index ee4203136..4002ab733 100644
--- a/lib/resource/french/MorphoFre.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/french/MorphoFre.gf
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ oper
       ced = troncVerb céder ; 
       d   = Predef.dp 1 ced ;
       c   = Predef.tk 2 ced ; 
-      cèd = c + "è" + "d" ; 
-      céd = c + "é" + "d"
+      cèd = c + "è" + d ; 
+      céd = c + "é" + d
       } 
       in auxConj1 céd cèd céder ;
 
diff --git a/lib/resource/french/StructuralFre.gf b/lib/resource/french/StructuralFre.gf
index 7e2226dec..1cdfc1af6 100644
--- a/lib/resource/french/StructuralFre.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/french/StructuralFre.gf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ lin
   ItNP   = pronNounPhrase pronIl ;
 
   EveryDet = chaqueDet ; 
-  AllMassDet   = toutDet ;
+  AllMassDet = toutDet ;
   AllNumDet  = tousDet ;
   WhichDet = quelDet ;
   WhichNumDet = mkDeterminerNum plural "quels" "quelles" ;
diff --git a/lib/resource/french/SyntaxFre.gf b/lib/resource/french/SyntaxFre.gf
index 9ce126880..080fc2bf2 100644
--- a/lib/resource/french/SyntaxFre.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/french/SyntaxFre.gf
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ oper
 
   toutDet : Determiner = 
     {s = \\g => genForms "tout" "toute" ! g ++ artDef g Sg nominative ;
-     n = Pl
+     n = Sg
     } ;
   tousDet : Numeral -> Determiner = \nu ->
     {s = \\g => genForms "tous" "toutes" ! g ++ artDef g Pl nominative ++ nu.s ! g ;
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ oper
   copula = \b,w -> let etre = (predVerb verbEtre).s in
     etre ! b ! Masc ! w ;
 
-  isTransVerbClit = \v -> case v.c of { 
+  isClitCase = \c -> case c of { 
      Acc => True ;
      Dat => True ;
-     _   => False
+     _   => False  --- this is not quite correct
      } ;
 
   auxVerb ve = case ve.aux of {
diff --git a/lib/resource/french/TestResourceFre.gf b/lib/resource/french/TestResourceFre.gf
index dc6641793..a91310c4a 100644
--- a/lib/resource/french/TestResourceFre.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/french/TestResourceFre.gf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ lin
   Drink = mkTransVerbDir (verbPres (conj3boire "boire")  AHabere) ;
   Wait = mkTransVerbDir (verbPres (conj3rendre "attendre")  AHabere) ;
   Give = mkDitransVerb (verbPres (conj1aimer "donner")  AHabere) [] dative [] accusative ;
-  Prefer = mkDitransVerb (verbPres (conj1aimer "preférer")  AHabere) [] accusative [] dative ; 
+  Prefer = mkDitransVerb (verbPres (conj1céder "préférer")  AHabere) [] accusative [] dative ; 
   Say = verbSent (verbPres (conj3dire "dire")  AHabere) Ind Ind ;
   Prove = verbSent (verbPres (conj1aimer "démontrer")  AHabere) Ind Ind ;
   SwitchOn = mkTransVerbDir (verbPres (conj1aimer "allumer")  AHabere) ; 
diff --git a/lib/resource/romance/RulesRomance.gf b/lib/resource/romance/RulesRomance.gf
index 3d8a25e6e..fafcd93a5 100644
--- a/lib/resource/romance/RulesRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/romance/RulesRomance.gf
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ lin
   PhrNP = useNounPhrase ;
   PhrOneCN = useCommonNounPhrase singular ;
   PhrManyCN = useCommonNounPhrase plural ;
-  PhrIP ip = ip ;
-  PhrIAdv ia = ia ;
+  PhrIP ip = postfixSS "?" ip ;
+  PhrIAdv ia = postfixSS "?" ia ;
 
   OnePhr p = p ;
   ConsPhr = cc2 ;
diff --git a/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf b/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
index e2ab0b636..b5168af44 100644
--- a/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/romance/SyntaxRomance.gf
@@ -428,6 +428,28 @@ oper
   formVerb : Verb -> Bool -> Gender -> VPForm -> Str = \aller,b,g,vf ->
     (predVerb aller).s ! b ! g ! vf ;
 
+-- This is needed to take apart the auxiliary ("avoir" or "être") and
+-- the participle, to form correct order of negation and clitique.
+
+  formVerb2 : Verb -> Gender -> VPForm -> 
+                {verb : Str ; part : Gender => Number => Str} = \aller,g,vf -> 
+    case vf of { 
+      VPF Simul v => {
+        verb = aller.s ! v ;
+        part = \\_,_ => []
+        } ;
+      VPF Anter v => {
+        verb = (auxVerb aller).s ! v ;
+        part = --\\gen,num => --- cannot infer type
+               table Gender {gen => table Number {num => 
+                 aller.s ! case aller.aux of {
+                   AEsse   => VPart g (nombreVerb v) ;
+                   AHabere => VPart gen num
+                   }
+               }}
+        }
+      } ;
+
   negVerb : Str -> Str ;
 
 -- Verb phrases can also be formed from adjectives ("est bon"),
@@ -472,8 +494,12 @@ oper
 -- This function is language-dependent, because it uses the language-dependent
 -- type of case.
 
-  isTransVerbClit : TransVerb -> Bool ;
+  isClitCase : CaseA -> Bool ;
 
+  isTransVerbClit : TransVerb -> Bool = \v -> isClitCase v.c ;
+
+  isDitransVerbClit : DitransVerb -> Bool * Bool = \v -> 
+    <isClitCase v.c,isClitCase v.c3> ;
 
 --3 Transitive verbs
 --
@@ -492,11 +518,13 @@ oper
     {s = \\b,g,w =>  ---- BUG: v gives stack overflow
        let 
          Jean = jean.s ! (case2pformClit aime.c) ; 
-         Aime = formVerb aime b g w 
+         AAime = formVerb2 aime g w ;
+         A = AAime.verb ;
+         Aime = AAime.part ! pgen2gen jean.g ! jean.n 
        in 
        if_then_Str (andB (isNounPhraseClit jean) (isTransVerbClit aime))
-         (Jean ++ Aime) ---- (posNeg b (Jean ++ Aime) [])
-         (Aime ++ Jean) ---- (posNeg b Aime           Jean)
+         (posNeg b (Jean ++ A) Aime)
+         (posNeg b A           (Aime ++ Jean))
     } ;
 
   mkTransVerb : Verb -> Preposition -> CaseA -> TransVerb = \v,p,c -> 
@@ -529,16 +557,18 @@ oper
    \v,p1,c1,p2,c2 -> 
     v ** {s2 = p1 ; c = c1 ; s3 = p2 ; c3 = c2} ;
 
---- This must be completed to account for the order of the clitics, and also, to
---- distinguish between different types of complements.
+--- This must be completed to account for the order of the clitics.
 
   complDitransVerb : 
     DitransVerb -> NounPhrase -> NounPhrase -> VerbGroup = \donner,jean,vin ->
     {s = \\b,g,w =>
        let 
-         donne = formVerb donner b g w ;
-         cJean = isNounPhraseClit jean ;
-         cVin  = isNounPhraseClit vin ;
+         adonne = formVerb2 donner g w ;
+         a     = adonne.verb ;
+         donne = adonne.part ! pgen2gen vin.g ! vin.n ;
+         isClit = isDitransVerbClit donner ;
+         cJean = andB (isNounPhraseClit jean) (isClit.p1) ;
+         cVin  = andB (isNounPhraseClit vin)  (isClit.p2) ;
          Jean  = jean.s ! (case2pformClit donner.c) ; 
          Vin   = vin.s ! (case2pformClit donner.c3) ;
          aJean = if_then_Str cJean [] Jean ;  
@@ -546,10 +576,25 @@ oper
          lui   = if_then_Str cJean Jean [] ;  
          te    = if_then_Str cVin Vin []  
        in 
-         te ++ lui ++ donne ++ aJean ++ duVin
-         ---- posNeg b (te ++ lui ++ donne) (aJean ++ duVin)
+         posNeg b (te ++ lui ++ a) (donne ++ aJean ++ duVin)
      } ;
 
+
+
+  complTransVerb : TransVerb -> NounPhrase -> VerbGroup = \aime,jean ->
+    {s = \\b,g,w =>  ---- BUG: v gives stack overflow
+       let 
+         Jean = jean.s ! (case2pformClit aime.c) ; 
+         AAime = formVerb2 aime g w ;
+         A = AAime.verb ;
+         Aime = AAime.part ! pgen2gen jean.g ! jean.n 
+       in 
+       if_then_Str (andB (isNounPhraseClit jean) (isTransVerbClit aime))
+         (posNeg b (Jean ++ A) Aime)
+         (posNeg b A           (Aime ++ Jean))
+    } ;
+
+
 -- The following macro builds the "ne - pas" or "non" negation. The second
 -- string argument is used for the complement of a verb phrase. In Italian,
 -- one string argument would actually be enough.