diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Adjective.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Adjective.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4b721049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Adjective.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+abstract Adjective = Cat ** {
+
+  fun
+
+    PositA  : A -> AP ;
+    ComparA : A -> NP -> AP ;
+
+-- $SuperlA$ belongs to determiner syntax in $Noun$.
+
+    ComplA2 : A2 -> NP -> AP ;
+
+    SentAP  : AP -> S  -> AP ;
+    QuestAP : AP -> QS -> AP ;
+
+    AdAP : AdA -> AP -> AP ;
+
+-- $AdvA$ that forms adverbs belongs to $Adverb$.
+
+-- Elliptic constructions as usual.
+
+    UseA2 : A2 -> A ;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/AdjectiveEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/AdjectiveEng.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01312dadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/AdjectiveEng.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+concrete AdjectiveEng of Adjective = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
+
+  lin
+
+    PositA  a = {
+      s = a.s ! AAdj Posit ;
+      isPre = True
+      } ;
+    ComparA a np = {
+      s = a.s ! AAdj Compar ++ "than" ++ np.s ! Nom ; 
+      isPre = False
+      } ;
+
+-- $SuperlA$ belongs to determiner syntax in $Noun$.
+
+    ComplA2 a np = {
+      s = a.s ! AAdj Posit ++ a.c2 ++ np.s ! Acc ; 
+      isPre = False
+      } ;
+
+    SentAP ap s = {
+      s = ap.s ++ conjThat ++ s.s ; 
+      isPre = False
+      } ;
+    QuestAP ap qs = {
+      s = ap.s ++ qs.s ! QIndir ; 
+      isPre = False
+      } ;
+
+    AdAP ada ap = {
+      s = ada.s ++ ap.s ;
+      isPre = ap.isPre
+      } ;
+
+    UseA2 a = a ;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Cat.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Cat.gf
index b74198ad5..018cdeddd 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Cat.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Cat.gf
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ abstract Cat = {
     AP ; 
     Comp ;
 
+    A ;
+    A2 ;
+
     Adv ;
+    AdV ;
+    AdA ;
+    AdS ;
 
     CN ;
     N ;
@@ -42,4 +48,6 @@ abstract Cat = {
 
     RP ;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    Numeral ;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/CatEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/CatEng.gf
index a63134af5..ee34f7a09 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/CatEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/CatEng.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-concrete CatEng of Cat = open ResEng in {
+concrete CatEng of Cat = open ResEng, Prelude in {
 
   lincat
     S  = {s : Str} ;
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ concrete CatEng of Cat = open ResEng in {
     V2, VV = Verb ** {c2 : Str} ;
     V3 = Verb ** {c2, c3 : Str} ;
 
-    AP = {s : Str} ; 
+    AP = {s : Str ; isPre : Bool} ; 
     Comp = {s : Agr => Str} ; 
 
-    Adv = {s : Str} ;
+    A  = {s : AForm => Str} ;
+    A2 = {s : AForm => Str ; c2 : Str} ;
+
+    Adv, AdV, AdA, AdS = {s : Str} ;
 
     Det, Quant = {s : Str ; n : Number} ;
     Predet, Num = {s : Str} ;
@@ -36,4 +39,6 @@ concrete CatEng of Cat = open ResEng in {
     IDet = {s : Str ; n : Number} ;
     IAdv = {s : Str} ;    
 
+    Numeral = {s : CardOrd => Str ; n : Number} ;
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Lex.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Lex.gf
index 5e3b6bdb0..0e9185718 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Lex.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Lex.gf
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ abstract Lex = Cat ** {
 
   fun
     walk_V  : V ;
-    kill_V2 : V2 ;
+    help_V2 : V2 ;
     show_V3 : V3 ;
     want_VV : VV ;
     claim_VS : VS ;
     ask_VQ : VQ ;
 
-    big_AP : AP ;
     dog_N : N ;
     son_N2 : N2 ;
     way_N3 : N3 ;
 
+    warm_A : A ;
+    close_A2 : A2 ;
+
 -- structural
 
 
@@ -30,4 +32,6 @@ abstract Lex = Cat ** {
     whichSg_IDet, whichPl_IDet : IDet ;
 
     here_Adv : Adv ;
+
+    very_AdA : AdA ;
 }
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/LexEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/LexEng.gf
index 72c74787e..7fe74aaa3 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/LexEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/LexEng.gf
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-concrete LexEng of Lex = CatEng ** open ResEng in {
+concrete LexEng of Lex = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
 
   lin
     walk_V  = regV "walk" ;
-    kill_V2 = regV "kill" ** {c2 = []} ;
+    help_V2 = regV "help" ** {c2 = []} ;
     show_V3 = regV "show" ** {c2 = [] ; c3 = "to"} ;
     want_VV = regV "want" ** {c2 = "to"} ;
     claim_VS = regV "claim" ;
     ask_VQ = regV "ask" ;
 
-    big_AP = {s = "big"} ;
     dog_N  = regN "dog" ;
     son_N2 = regN "son" ** {c2 = "of"} ;
     way_N3 = regN "way" ** {c2 = "from" ; c3 = "to"} ;
 
+    warm_A = regA "warm" ;
+    close_A2 = regA "close" ** {c2 = "to"} ;
+
     here_Adv = {s = "here"} ;
+    very_AdA = {s = "very"} ;
 
     only_Predet = {s = "only"} ;
     this_Quant = {s = "this" ; n = Sg} ;
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Noun.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Noun.gf
index 6c3dca9f8..5a7d6454c 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Noun.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Noun.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+--1 The construction of nouns, noun phrases, and determiners
+
 abstract Noun = Cat ** {
 
   fun
@@ -12,15 +14,16 @@ abstract Noun = Cat ** {
     NoNum  : Num ;
     NumInt : Int -> Num ;
 
+    CardNumeral : Numeral -> Num ;
+    OrdNumeral  : Numeral -> Num ;
+    
+    NumSuperl : A -> Num ;
+
     NoPredet : Predet ;
 
-    DefSg, DefPl : Quant ;
+    DefSg,   DefPl   : Quant ;
     IndefSg, IndefPl : Quant ;
 
-
---    Num_Pl ::= Ordinal ;
---    Num_Pl ::= Numeral ;
-
     ComplN2 : N2 -> NP -> CN ;
     ComplN3 : N3 -> NP -> N2 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NounEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NounEng.gf
index 68de2e676..57a48bb45 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NounEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NounEng.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-concrete NounEng of Noun = CatEng ** open ResEng in {
+concrete NounEng of Noun = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
 
   flags optimize=all_subs ;
 
@@ -18,16 +18,25 @@ concrete NounEng of Noun = CatEng ** open ResEng in {
     NoNum, NoPredet = {s = []} ;
     NumInt n = n ;
 
+    CardNumeral numeral = {s = numeral.s ! NCard} ;
+    OrdNumeral  numeral = {s = numeral.s ! NOrd} ;
+
+    NumSuperl a = {s = a.s ! AAdj Superl} ;
+
     DefSg = {s = "the" ; n = Sg} ;
     DefPl = {s = "the" ; n = Pl} ;
 
     IndefSg = {s = "a" ; n = Sg} ;
     IndefPl = {s = []  ; n = Pl} ;
 
-    UseN n = n ;
-
     ComplN2 f x = {s = \\n,c => f.s ! n ! Nom ++ f.c2 ++ x.s ! c} ;
     ComplN3 f x = {s = \\n,c => f.s ! n ! Nom ++ f.c2 ++ x.s ! c ; c2 = f.c3} ;
 
+    AdjCN ap cn = {s = \\n,c => preOrPost ap.isPre ap.s (cn.s ! n ! c)} ;
+
+    SentCN cn s = {s = \\n,c => cn.s ! n ! c ++ conjThat ++ s.s} ;
+    QuestCN cn qs = {s = \\n,c => cn.s ! n ! c ++ qs.s ! QIndir} ;
+
+    UseN n = n ;
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Numeral.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Numeral.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea9260aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Numeral.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+-- numerals from 1 to 999999 in decimal notation
+
+abstract Numeral = Cat ** {
+
+cat 
+  Digit ;       -- 2..9
+  Sub10 ;       -- 1..9
+  Sub100 ;      -- 1..99
+  Sub1000 ;     -- 1..999
+  Sub1000000 ;  -- 1..999999
+
+fun 
+  num : Sub1000000 -> Numeral ;
+
+  n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, n7, n8, n9 : Digit ;
+
+  pot01 : Sub10 ;                               -- 1
+  pot0 : Digit -> Sub10 ;                       -- d * 1
+  pot110 : Sub100 ;                             -- 10
+  pot111 : Sub100 ;                             -- 11
+  pot1to19 : Digit -> Sub100 ;                  -- 10 + d
+  pot0as1 : Sub10 -> Sub100 ;                   -- coercion of 1..9
+  pot1 : Digit -> Sub100 ;                      -- d * 10
+  pot1plus : Digit -> Sub10 -> Sub100 ;         -- d * 10 + n
+  pot1as2 : Sub100 -> Sub1000 ;                 -- coercion of 1..99
+  pot2 : Sub10 -> Sub1000 ;                     -- m * 100
+  pot2plus : Sub10 -> Sub100 -> Sub1000 ;       -- m * 100 + n
+  pot2as3 : Sub1000 -> Sub1000000 ;             -- coercion of 1..999
+  pot3 : Sub1000 -> Sub1000000 ;                -- m * 1000
+  pot3plus : Sub1000 -> Sub1000 -> Sub1000000 ; -- m * 1000 + n
+}
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NumeralEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NumeralEng.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..142d82eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/NumeralEng.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+concrete NumeralEng of Numeral = CatEng ** open ResEng in {
+
+lincat 
+  Digit = {s : DForm => CardOrd => Str} ;
+  Sub10 = {s : DForm => CardOrd => Str ; n : Number} ;
+  Sub100     = {s : CardOrd => Str ; n : Number} ;
+  Sub1000    = {s : CardOrd => Str ; n : Number} ;
+  Sub1000000 = {s : CardOrd => Str ; n : Number} ;
+
+lin num x = x ;
+lin n2 = let two = mkNum "two"   "twelve"   "twenty" "second" in
+         {s = \\f,c => case <f,c> of {
+             <teen,NOrd> => "twelfth" ;
+             _ => two.s ! f ! c
+             }
+         } ;
+
+lin n3 = mkNum "three" "thirteen" "thirty" "third" ;
+lin n4 = mkNum "four"  "fourteen" "forty" "fourth" ;
+lin n5 = mkNum "five"  "fifteen"  "fifty" "fifth" ;
+lin n6 = regNum "six" ;
+lin n7 = regNum "seven" ;
+lin n8 = mkNum "eight" "eighteen" "eighty" "eighth" ;
+lin n9 = regNum "nine" ;
+
+lin pot01 = mkNum "one" "eleven" "ten" "first" ** {n = Sg} ;
+lin pot0 d = d ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot110 = regCardOrd "ten" ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot111 = regCardOrd "eleven" ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot1to19 d = {s = d.s ! teen} ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot0as1 n = {s = n.s ! unit}  ** {n = n.n} ;
+lin pot1 d = {s = d.s ! ten} ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot1plus d e = {
+   s = \\c => d.s ! ten ! NCard ++ "-" ++ e.s ! unit ! c ; n = Pl} ;
+lin pot1as2 n = n ;
+lin pot2 d = {s = \\c => d.s ! unit ! NCard ++ mkCard c "hundred"}  ** {n = Pl} ;
+lin pot2plus d e = {
+  s = \\c => d.s ! unit ! NCard ++ "hundred" ++ "and" ++ e.s ! c ; n = Pl} ;
+lin pot2as3 n = n ;
+lin pot3 n = {
+  s = \\c => n.s ! NCard ++ mkCard c "thousand" ; n = Pl} ;
+lin pot3plus n m = {
+  s = \\c => n.s ! NCard ++ "thousand" ++ m.s ! c ; n = Pl} ;
+}
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ParamX.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ParamX.gf
index 0aa321b59..61bb60c9a 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ParamX.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ParamX.gf
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ resource ParamX = {
   param
     Number = Sg | Pl ;
     Person = P1 | P2 | P3 ;
+    Degree = Posit | Compar | Superl ;
 
     Anteriority = Simul | Anter ;
-    Tense = Pres | Past | Fut | Cond ;
-    Polarity = Pos | Neg ;
+    Tense       = Pres | Past | Fut | Cond ;
+    Polarity    = Pos | Neg ;
 
     QForm = QDir | QIndir ;
 
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ResEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ResEng.gf
index 75c0258d9..2784a67c0 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ResEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/ResEng.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-resource ResEng = ParamX ** {
+resource ResEng = ParamX ** open Prelude in {
 
   param
 
@@ -161,4 +161,48 @@ resource ResEng = ParamX ** {
 
   conjThat : Str = "that" ;
 
+-- For $Adjective$.
+
+param 
+  AForm = AAdj Degree | AAdv ;
+
+oper
+  regA : Str -> {s : AForm => Str} = \warm -> {
+    s = table {
+      AAdj Posit  => warm ;
+      AAdj Compar => warm + "er" ;
+      AAdj Superl => warm + "est" ;
+      AAdv        => warm + "ly"
+      }
+    } ;
+
+-- For $Numeral$.
+
+param 
+  DForm = unit  | teen  | ten  ;
+  CardOrd = NCard | NOrd ;
+
+oper 
+  mkNum : Str -> Str -> Str -> Str -> {s : DForm => CardOrd => Str} = 
+  \two -> \twelve -> \twenty -> \second ->
+  {s = table {
+     unit => table {NCard => two ; NOrd => second} ; 
+     teen => \\c => mkCard c twelve ; 
+     ten  => \\c => mkCard c twenty
+     }
+   } ;
+
+  regNum : Str -> {s : DForm => CardOrd => Str} = 
+    \six -> mkNum six (six + "teen") (six + "ty") (regOrd six) ;
+
+  regCardOrd : Str -> {s : CardOrd => Str} = \ten ->
+    {s = table {NCard => ten ; NOrd => regOrd ten}} ;
+
+  mkCard : CardOrd -> Str -> Str = \c,ten -> (regCardOrd ten).s ! c ; 
+
+  regOrd : Str -> Str = \ten -> case last ten of {
+    "y" => init ten + "ieth" ;
+    _   => ten + "th"
+    } ;
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Test.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Test.gf
index dfb43e693..0aafc7b79 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Test.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/Test.gf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 abstract Test = 
   Noun,
   Verb, 
+  Adjective,
+  Numeral,
   Sentence, 
   Question,
   Untensed, 
diff --git a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/TestEng.gf b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/TestEng.gf
index b006ebf28..1938a7f1a 100644
--- a/lib/resource-1.0/gf/TestEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource-1.0/gf/TestEng.gf
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+--# -path=.:prelude
+
 concrete TestEng of Test = 
   NounEng, 
   VerbEng, 
+  AdjectiveEng,
+  NumeralEng,
   SentenceEng,
   QuestionEng,
   UntensedEng,