diff --git a/src/persian/CatPes.gf b/src/persian/CatPes.gf
index d0c7265d7..b360842a9 100644
--- a/src/persian/CatPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/CatPes.gf
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ concrete CatPes of Cat = CommonX - [Adv] ** open ResPes, Prelude in {
 
     Cl = ResPes.Clause ;
     ClSlash = {
-      s : ResPes.VPHTense => Polarity => Order => Str ;
+      subj : Str ;
+      vp : ResPes.VPHTense => Polarity => Order => Str ;
       c2 : ResPes.Compl
       } ;
     Imp = {s : CPolarity => ImpForm => Str} ;
diff --git a/src/persian/QuestionPes.gf b/src/persian/QuestionPes.gf
index 7b7788ced..b9b1a2e6f 100644
--- a/src/persian/QuestionPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/QuestionPes.gf
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ concrete QuestionPes of Question = CatPes ** open ResPes, Prelude in {
 --					 }
 					 
     QuestSlash ip slash = {
-      s = \\t,p,o =>  slash.c2.s ++ ip.s ++ slash.c2.ra ++ slash.s ! t ! p ! ODir; -- order of whome and john needs to be changed
-            
+      s = \\t,p,o =>
+        slash.subj ++ slash.c2.s ++ ip.s ++ slash.c2.ra ++
+	slash.vp ! t ! p ! ODir;
+	-- order of whome and john needs to be changed
+        -- AR 18/9/2017 now changed by making ClSlash discontinuous    
         };
 
     QuestIAdv iadv cl = { 
diff --git a/src/persian/RelativePes.gf b/src/persian/RelativePes.gf
index 18e10b58c..dc76d0aeb 100644
--- a/src/persian/RelativePes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/RelativePes.gf
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ concrete RelativePes of Relative = CatPes ** open ResPes in {
 ---- "we رe لْْکنگ ت").
 --
     RelSlash rp slash = {
-      s = \\t,p,o,agr => rp.s ++ slash.c2.s ++  slash.s ! t ! p ! o  ;--case t of {
+      s = \\t,p,o,agr => rp.s ++ slash.c2.s ++ slash.subj ++ slash.vp ! t ! p ! o  ;--case t of { ---- AR 18/8/2017 is this the right place of subj? 
 --	       VPImpPast => rp.s !  (giveNumber agr) Obl ++ slash.c2.s ++  slash.s ! t ! p ! o ;
 --		   _         => rp.s !  (giveNumber agr) Dir ++ slash.c2.s ++  slash.s ! t ! p ! o 
 --		   };
diff --git a/src/persian/ResPes.gf b/src/persian/ResPes.gf
index 2dcb9b80c..893ca257c 100644
--- a/src/persian/ResPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/ResPes.gf
@@ -299,10 +299,22 @@ oper
 --- Clauses
 ---------------------------
 Clause : Type = {s : VPHTense => Polarity => Order => Str} ;
-mkClause : NP -> VPH -> Clause = \np,vp -> {
-      s = \\vt,b,ord => 
+SlClause : Type = {quest : Order => Str ; subj : Str ; vp : VPHTense => Polarity => Order => Str} ;
+
+---- AR 18/9/2017 intermediate SClause to preserve SOV in e.g. QuestionPes.QuestSlash
+
+mkClause : NP -> VPH -> Clause = \np,vp ->
+  let cls = mkSlClause np vp
+  in {s = \\vt,b,ord => cls.quest ! ord ++ cls.subj ++ cls.vp ! vt ! b ! ord} ;
+  
+mkSlClause : NP -> VPH -> SlClause = \np,vp -> {
+    quest = table
+              { ODir => [];
+                OQuest => "آیا" } ; 
+
+    subj = np.s ! NPC bEzafa ;
+    vp = \\vt,b,ord =>
         let 
-          subj = np.s ! NPC bEzafa;
           agr  = np.a ;
 	  n    = (fromAgr agr).n;
 	  p    = (fromAgr agr).p;
@@ -336,16 +348,12 @@ mkClause : NP -> VPH -> Clause = \np,vp -> {
 		      };
 					
 		    
-          quest =
-            case ord of
-              { ODir => [];
-                OQuest => "آیا" }; 
 	 
            
             
         in
 		
-		quest ++ subj ++ vp.ad ++ vp.comp ! np.a ++ vp.obj.s ++ vps.inf ++ vp.vComp ! np.a ++ vp.embComp
+        vp.ad ++ vp.comp ! np.a ++ vp.obj.s ++ vps.inf ++ vp.vComp ! np.a ++ vp.embComp
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/persian/SentencePes.gf b/src/persian/SentencePes.gf
index eca8e0737..eeca14f1f 100644
--- a/src/persian/SentencePes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/SentencePes.gf
@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@ concrete SentencePes of Sentence = CatPes ** open Prelude, ResPes,Predef in {
 
 
     SlashVP np vp = 
-      mkClause np vp ** {c2 = vp.c2} ;
+      mkSlClause np vp ** {c2 = vp.c2} ;
 
-    AdvSlash slash adv = {
-	  s  = \\t,p,o =>  adv.s ++ slash.s ! t ! p ! o  ;
-      c2 = slash.c2
-    } ;
+    AdvSlash slash adv = slash ** {
+	  vp = \\t,p,o => adv.s ++ slash.vp ! t ! p ! o  ;
+      } ;
 
-    SlashPrep cl prep = cl **  {c2 = { s = prep.s ; ra = [] ; c = VIntrans}} ;
+    SlashPrep cl prep = {
+      subj = [] ; ---- AR 18/9/2017 this can destroy SOV ; Cl should be made discont
+      vp = cl.s ;
+      c2 = { s = prep.s ; ra = [] ; c = VIntrans}
+      } ;
 
     SlashVS np vs slash = 
-      mkClause  np 
+      mkSlClause  np 
         (insertObj2 (conjThat ++ slash.s) (predV vs))  **
         {c2 = slash.c2} ;
 
@@ -82,15 +85,16 @@ concrete SentencePes of Sentence = CatPes ** open Prelude, ResPes,Predef in {
     } ;
     
     UseSlash temp p clslash = {
-      s = case <temp.t,temp.a> of {
-	      <Pres,Simul> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VPres ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Pres,Anter> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VPerfPres ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Past,Simul> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VPast ! p.p ! ODir ;
-          <Past,Anter> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VPerfPast ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Fut,Simul>  => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VFut ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Fut,Anter>  => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VPerfFut ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Cond,Simul> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VCondSimul ! p.p ! ODir;
-          <Cond,Anter> => temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.s ! VCondSimul ! p.p ! ODir
+      s = temp.s ++ p.s ++ clslash.subj ++
+          case <temp.t,temp.a> of {
+	    <Pres,Simul> => clslash.vp ! VPres ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Pres,Anter> => clslash.vp ! VPerfPres ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Past,Simul> => clslash.vp ! VPast ! p.p ! ODir ;
+            <Past,Anter> => clslash.vp ! VPerfPast ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Fut,Simul>  => clslash.vp ! VFut ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Fut,Anter>  => clslash.vp ! VPerfFut ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Cond,Simul> => clslash.vp ! VCondSimul ! p.p ! ODir;
+            <Cond,Anter> => clslash.vp ! VCondSimul ! p.p ! ODir
      };		  
       c2 = clslash.c2
     } ;
diff --git a/src/persian/StructuralPes.gf b/src/persian/StructuralPes.gf
index a1c7a6cb7..61d764163 100644
--- a/src/persian/StructuralPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/StructuralPes.gf
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ have_V2 = {
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrPerf) PPers3 Pl) => "داشته اند" ;
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers1 Sg) => "دارم" ;
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers1 Pl) => "داریم" ;
-  (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers2 Sg) => "داریم" ;
+  (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers2 Sg) => " داری" ;
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers2 Pl) => "دارید" ;
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers3 Sg) => "دارد" ;
   (VF Pos (PPresent2 PrImperf) PPers3 Pl) => "دارند" ;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ have_V2 = {
   } ;
   c2 = {
     s  = [] ;
-    ra = "را" ;
+    ra = [] ; --- "را" ;  ---- AR 18/9/2017: usually no ra acc. to Nasrin, but this is tricky 
     c = R.VTrans
     }
   } ;