diff --git a/src/english/CatEng.gf b/src/english/CatEng.gf
index 52894a7b7..5806c7ea9 100644
--- a/src/english/CatEng.gf
+++ b/src/english/CatEng.gf
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ concrete CatEng of Cat = CommonX - [Pol] ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
     ClSlash = \s -> {s = \\t,a,p,o => s; c2 = ""} ;
 
     VP = \s -> predV {s = \\_ => s; p = ""; isRefl = False} ;
-    VPSlash = \s -> predV {s = \\_ => s; p = ""; isRefl = False} ** {c2 = ""; gapInMiddle = False} ;
+    VPSlash = \s -> predV {s = \\_ => s; p = ""; isRefl = False} ** {c2 = ""; gapInMiddle = False; missingAdv = False } ;
 
     V, VS, VQ, VA = \s -> {s = \\_ => s; p = ""; isRefl = False} ;
     V2, V2A, V2Q, V2S = \s -> {s = \\_ => s; p = ""; isRefl = False; c2=""} ;
diff --git a/src/english/ResEng.gf b/src/english/ResEng.gf
index 3409a9af0..14c7e2b85 100644
--- a/src/english/ResEng.gf
+++ b/src/english/ResEng.gf
@@ -242,10 +242,13 @@ param
     } ;
 
 
-  SlashVP = VP ** {c2 : Str ; gapInMiddle : Bool} ;
+  SlashVP = VP ** {c2 : Str ;
+                   gapInMiddle : Bool;
+                   missingAdv : Bool -- The sentence has been through VPSlashPrep, and the only missing thing is just an adverbial and shouldn't affect the agreement.
+} ;
 
   predVc : (Verb ** {c2 : Str}) -> SlashVP = \verb -> 
-    predV verb ** {c2 = verb.c2 ; gapInMiddle = True} ;
+    predV verb ** {c2 = verb.c2 ; gapInMiddle = True; missingAdv = False} ;
 
   cBind : Str -> Str = \s -> Predef.BIND ++ ("'" + s) ;
 
@@ -369,6 +372,16 @@ param
       False => {aux = x ; adv = "not" ; fin = [] ; inf = z}
       } ;
 
+{- IL 24/04/2018 To fix scope of reflexives:
+  a) ComplSlash ( … ReflVP … ) X:    reflexive should agree with X
+    LangEng> l PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (ComplSlash (SlashV2V beg_V2V (ReflVP (SlashV2a like_V2))) (UsePron he_Pron))
+    I beg him to like /himself/
+  b) ReflVP ... ( … ComplSlash … X): reflexive should agree with subject
+    LangEng> l PredVP (UsePron i_Pron) (SelfAdVVP (ComplSlash (SlashV2VNP beg_V2V (UsePron he_Pron) (SlashV2a like_V2)) (UsePron he_Pron)))
+    I /myself/ beg him to like him -}
+  objAgr : { a : Agr } -> VP -> VP = \obj,vp -> vp ** {
+    s2 = \\a => vp.s2 ! obj.a } ;
+
   insertObj : (Agr => Str) -> VP -> VP = \obj,vp -> vp ** {
     s2 = \\a => vp.s2 ! a ++ obj ! a ;
     isSimple = False ;
@@ -380,9 +393,9 @@ param
     } ;
 
   insertObjc : (Agr => Str) -> SlashVP -> SlashVP = \obj,vp -> 
-    insertObj obj vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
+    insertObj obj vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle ; missingAdv = vp.missingAdv } ;
   insertExtrac : Str -> SlashVP -> SlashVP = \obj,vp -> 
-    insertExtra obj vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
+    insertExtra obj vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle ; missingAdv = vp.missingAdv } ;
 
 --- AR 7/3/2013 move the particle after the object
   insertObjPartLast : (Agr => Str) -> VP -> VP = \obj,vp -> {
diff --git a/src/english/VerbEng.gf b/src/english/VerbEng.gf
index 397a21b55..1538bf593 100644
--- a/src/english/VerbEng.gf
+++ b/src/english/VerbEng.gf
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ concrete VerbEng of Verb = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
   lin
     UseV = predV ;
 
-    SlashV2a v = predV v ** {c2 = v.c2 ; gapInMiddle = False} ;
+    SlashV2a v = predVc v ** {c2 = v.c2 ; gapInMiddle = False} ;
     Slash2V3 v np = 
-      insertObjc (\\_ => v.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) (predV v ** {c2 = v.c3 ; gapInMiddle = False}) ;
+      insertObjc (\\_ => v.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) (predVc v ** {c2 = v.c3 ; gapInMiddle = False}) ;
     Slash3V3 v np = 
       insertObjc (\\_ => v.c3 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) (predVc v) ; ----
 
@@ -23,18 +23,26 @@ concrete VerbEng of Verb = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
     SlashV2Q v q  = insertExtrac (q.s ! QIndir) (predVc v) ;
     SlashV2A v ap = insertObjc (\\a => ap.s ! a) (predVc v) ; ----
 
-    ComplSlash vp np = case vp.gapInMiddle of {
-      True  => insertObjPre (\\_ => vp.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) vp ;
-      False => insertObj    (\\_ => vp.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) vp
-      } ;
+    ComplSlash vp np =
+      let vp' = case vp.gapInMiddle of {
+                  True  => insertObjPre (\\_ => vp.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) vp ;
+                  False => insertObj    (\\_ => vp.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc) vp } ;
 
-    SlashVV vv vp = 
-      insertObj (\\a => infVP vv.typ vp Simul CPos a) (predVV vv) **
-        {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
-    SlashV2VNP vv np vp = 
+          -- IL 24/04/2018
+          -- If the missing argument is not an adverbial, make previous object
+          -- agree with the argument of ComplSlash.
+          -- Example: "you help /me/ like /myself/", not "*you help me like yourself".
+          -- Different order of ReflVP and ComplSlash produces "you /yourself/ help me like me".
+            f = case vp.missingAdv of {
+                  True => id VP ;
+                  False => objAgr np } ;
+      in f vp' ;
+
+    SlashVV vv vp = vp **
+      insertObj (\\a => infVP vv.typ vp Simul CPos a) (predVV vv) ;
+    SlashV2VNP vv np vp = vp **
       insertObjPre (\\_ => vv.c2 ++ np.s ! NPAcc)
-        (insertObjc (\\a => vv.c3 ++ infVP vv.typ vp Simul CPos a) (predVc vv)) **
-          {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
+      (insertObjc (\\a => vv.c3 ++ infVP vv.typ vp Simul CPos a) (predVc vv)) ;
 
     UseComp comp = insertObj comp.s (predAux auxBe) ;
 
@@ -42,8 +50,8 @@ concrete VerbEng of Verb = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
     ExtAdvVP vp adv = insertObj (\\_ => frontComma ++ adv.s ++ finalComma) vp ;
     AdVVP adv vp = insertAdV adv.s vp ;
 
-    AdvVPSlash vp adv = insertObj (\\_ => adv.s) vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
-    AdVVPSlash adv vp = insertAdV adv.s vp ** {c2 = vp.c2 ; gapInMiddle = vp.gapInMiddle} ;
+    AdvVPSlash vp adv = vp ** insertObj (\\_ => adv.s) vp ;
+    AdVVPSlash adv vp = vp ** insertAdV adv.s vp ;
 
     ReflVP v = insertObjPre (\\a => v.c2 ++ reflPron ! a) v ;
 
@@ -62,6 +70,6 @@ concrete VerbEng of Verb = CatEng ** open ResEng, Prelude in {
 
     UseCopula = predAux auxBe ;
 
-    VPSlashPrep vp p = vp ** {c2 = p.s ; gapInMiddle = False} ;
+    VPSlashPrep vp p = vp ** {c2 = p.s ; gapInMiddle = False; missingAdv = True } ;
 
 }