diff --git a/src/lalr/ErrorCode.hpp b/src/lalr/ErrorCode.hpp
index 4ed44c3..0fcab63 100644
--- a/src/lalr/ErrorCode.hpp
+++ b/src/lalr/ErrorCode.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ enum ErrorCode
     PARSER_ERROR_NONE, ///< No %error.
     LALR_ERROR_SYNTAX, ///< Syntax %error occured while parsing input.
     LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL, ///< Unterminated literal in an lalr grammar.
+    LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, ///< Empty literal in an lalr grammar.
     LEXER_ERROR_MISSING_ACTION_HANDLER, ///< A lexer action hasn't been bound to a function.
     LEXER_ERROR_SYNTAX, ///< Syntax %error occured while parsing some input.
     LEXER_ERROR_SYMBOL_CONFLICT, ///< A lexer state matches more than one symbol.
diff --git a/src/lalr/GrammarParser.cpp b/src/lalr/GrammarParser.cpp
index 7c369f3..80861a0 100644
--- a/src/lalr/GrammarParser.cpp
+++ b/src/lalr/GrammarParser.cpp
@@ -228,15 +228,27 @@ bool GrammarParser::match_literal()
         {
             escaped = *position == '\\';
             ++position;
+            if ( *position == '\\' && escaped )
+            {
+                ++position;
+                escaped = false;
+            }
         }
+
         if ( position == end_ || !is_new_line(position) )
         {
             lexeme_.assign( position_, position );
             position_ = position;
             expect( "'" );
+            if ( lexeme_.empty() )
+            {
+                error( LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, "empty literal" );
+            }
             return true;
         }
+
         error( LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL, "unterminated literal" );
+        position_ = position;
         return false;
     }
     return false;
@@ -249,15 +261,32 @@ bool GrammarParser::match_regex()
     {
         bool escaped = false;
         const char* position = position_;
-        while ( position != end_ && (*position != '"' || escaped) )
+        while ( position != end_ && (*position != '"' || escaped) && !is_new_line(position) )
         {
             escaped = *position == '\\';
             ++position;
+            if ( *position == '\\' && escaped )
+            {
+                ++position;
+                escaped = false;
+            }
         }
-        lexeme_.assign( position_, position );
+
+        if ( position == end_ || !is_new_line(position) )
+        {
+            lexeme_.assign( position_, position );
+            position_ = position;
+            expect( "\"" );
+            if ( lexeme_.empty() )
+            {
+                error( LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, "empty regex" );
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        error( LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL, "unterminated regex" );
         position_ = position;
-        expect( "\"" );
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestParsers.cpp b/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestParsers.cpp
index e65cfaf..422c8b3 100644
--- a/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestParsers.cpp
+++ b/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestParsers.cpp
@@ -64,44 +64,55 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         }
     };
 
-    struct CheckParserErrorPolicy : public ErrorPolicy
+    struct CheckErrorPolicy : public ErrorPolicy
     {    
-        int expected_error;
-        int errors;            
+        std::vector<int> expected_errors_;
+        int errors;
         
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy( int expected_error )
-        : expected_error( expected_error )
+        CheckErrorPolicy( int expected_error )
+        : expected_errors_()
+        , errors( 0 )
+        {
+            expected_errors_.push_back(  expected_error );
+        }
+
+        CheckErrorPolicy( std::initializer_list<int> expected_errors )
+        : expected_errors_()
         , errors( 0 )
         {
+            expected_errors_.insert( expected_errors_.end(), expected_errors.begin(), expected_errors.end() );
         }
 
         void lalr_error( int /*line*/, int /*column*/, int error, const char* /*format*/, va_list /*args*/ )
         {
-            (void) error;
+            if ( errors < int(expected_errors_.size()) )
+            {
+                CHECK_EQUAL( expected_errors_[errors], error );
+            }
             ++errors;
-            CHECK( error == expected_error );
         }
     };
     
-    struct CheckLexerErrorPolicy : public ErrorPolicy
+    struct CollectErrorPolicy : public ErrorPolicy
     {    
-        int expected_error;
-        int errors;
+        std::vector<int> errors;
         
-        CheckLexerErrorPolicy( int expected_error )
-        : expected_error( expected_error )
-        , errors( 0 )
+        CollectErrorPolicy()
+        : errors{}
         {
         }
 
+        int error( int index ) const
+        {
+            return index >= 0 && index < int(errors.size()) ? errors[index] : PARSER_ERROR_NONE;
+        }
+
         void lalr_error( int /*line*/, int /*column*/, int error, const char* /*format*/, va_list /*args*/ )
         {
-            (void) error;
-            ++errors;
-            CHECK( error == expected_error );
+            errors.push_back( error );
         }
     };
-        
+    
     TEST( OrOperator )
     {
         const char* or_grammar = 
@@ -813,7 +824,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
                 "}"
             ;
 
-            CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
+            CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
             ParserStateMachine parser_state_machine( missing_open_brace, missing_open_brace + strlen(missing_open_brace), &error_policy );
             CHECK( error_policy.errors == 1 );
             CHECK( parser_state_machine.start_state() == NULL );
@@ -830,7 +841,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
                 "}"
             ;
 
-            CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
+            CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
             ParserStateMachine parser_state_machine( missing_close_quotes, missing_close_quotes + strlen(missing_close_quotes), &error_policy );
             CHECK( error_policy.errors == 2 );
             CHECK( parser_state_machine.start_state() == NULL );
@@ -848,7 +859,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
             "}"
         ;
 
-        CheckLexerErrorPolicy error_policy( LEXER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( LEXER_ERROR_SYNTAX );
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
         compiler.compile( 
             syntax_errors_in_regular_expressions_grammar, 
@@ -867,7 +878,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
             "}"
         ;
 
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_UNDEFINED_SYMBOL );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_UNDEFINED_SYMBOL );
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
         compiler.compile( undefined_symbol_grammar, undefined_symbol_grammar + strlen(undefined_symbol_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 1 );        
@@ -882,7 +893,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
             "}"
         ;
 
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_UNREFERENCED_SYMBOL );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_UNREFERENCED_SYMBOL );
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
         compiler.compile( 
             unreferenced_symbol_error_grammar, 
@@ -913,7 +924,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         ;
 
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_NONE );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_NONE );
         compiler.compile( precedence_directive_symbols_grammar, precedence_directive_symbols_grammar + strlen(precedence_directive_symbols_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 0 );
     }
@@ -929,7 +940,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
             "   prototype: \"[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z_0-9]*\"; value: \"[A-Za-z_0-9\\./@:-]+\";\n"
             "}"
         ;
-        CheckLexerErrorPolicy error_policy( LEXER_ERROR_SYMBOL_CONFLICT );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( LEXER_ERROR_SYMBOL_CONFLICT );
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
         compiler.compile( lexer_conflict_grammar, lexer_conflict_grammar + strlen(lexer_conflict_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 1 );
@@ -971,7 +982,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         ;
 
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_NONE );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_NONE );
         compiler.compile( lexer_conflict_grammar, lexer_conflict_grammar + strlen(lexer_conflict_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 0 );
 
@@ -1003,7 +1014,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
             "}"
         ;
 
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_PARSE_TABLE_CONFLICT );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_PARSE_TABLE_CONFLICT );
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
         compiler.compile( associativity_grammar, associativity_grammar + strlen(associativity_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 0 );
@@ -1045,7 +1056,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         ;        
 
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_PARSE_TABLE_CONFLICT );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_PARSE_TABLE_CONFLICT );
         compiler.compile( precedence_grammar, precedence_grammar + strlen(precedence_grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 0 );
 
@@ -1071,7 +1082,7 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         ;
         
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
-        CheckParserErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_ERROR_SYMBOL_ON_LEFT_HAND_SIDE );
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy( PARSER_ERROR_ERROR_SYMBOL_ON_LEFT_HAND_SIDE );
         compiler.compile( grammar, grammar + strlen(grammar), &error_policy );
         CHECK( error_policy.errors == 1 );             
     }
@@ -1283,4 +1294,103 @@ SUITE( Parsers )
         CHECK( parser.accepted() );
         CHECK( parser.full() );
     }
+
+    TEST( UnterminatedLiteral )
+    {
+        const char* unterminated_literal = 
+            "UnterminatedLiteral {\n"
+            "    unterminated: 'abc;\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy{ LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL };
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( unterminated_literal, unterminated_literal + strlen(unterminated_literal), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
+
+    TEST( UnterminatedRegularExpression )
+    {
+        const char* unterminated_regex = 
+            "UnterminatedRegularExpression {\n"
+            "    unterminated: \"abc;\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy{ LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL };
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( unterminated_regex, unterminated_regex + strlen(unterminated_regex), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
+
+    TEST( UnterminatedWhitespace )
+    {
+        const char* unterminate_whitespace = 
+            "UnterminatedWhitespace {\n"
+            "    %whitespace \"abc;\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CheckErrorPolicy error_policy{ LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL };
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( unterminate_whitespace, unterminate_whitespace + strlen(unterminate_whitespace), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
+
+    TEST( EmptyLiteral )
+    {
+        const char* empty_literal = 
+            "EmptyLiteral {\n"
+            "    empty: '';\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CollectErrorPolicy error_policy;
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( empty_literal, empty_literal + strlen(empty_literal), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        CHECK_EQUAL( LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, error_policy.error(0) );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
+
+    TEST( EmptyRegularExpression )
+    {
+        const char* empty_regex = 
+            "EmptyRegularExpression {\n"
+            "    empty: \"\";\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CollectErrorPolicy error_policy;
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( empty_regex, empty_regex + strlen(empty_regex), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        CHECK_EQUAL( LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, error_policy.error(0) );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
+
+    TEST( EmptyWhitespace )
+    {
+        const char* empty_whitespace = 
+            "EmptyWhitespace {\n"
+            "    %whitespace \"\";\n"
+            "}\n"
+        ;
+
+        CollectErrorPolicy error_policy;
+        GrammarCompiler compiler;
+        int errors = compiler.compile( empty_whitespace, empty_whitespace + strlen(empty_whitespace), &error_policy );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
+        CHECK_EQUAL( LALR_ERROR_EMPTY_LITERAL, error_policy.error(0) );
+        Parser<const char*> parser( compiler.parser_state_machine() );
+        CHECK( !parser.valid() );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestPrecedenceDirectives.cpp b/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestPrecedenceDirectives.cpp
index 0abb829..8831598 100644
--- a/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestPrecedenceDirectives.cpp
+++ b/src/lalr/lalr_test/TestPrecedenceDirectives.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <lalr/ErrorPolicy.hpp>
 #include <lalr/ErrorCode.hpp>
 #include <UnitTest++/UnitTest++.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -17,22 +19,31 @@ SUITE( PrecedenceDirectives )
 {
     struct EventSink : public ErrorPolicy
     {   
-        int expected_error_; 
+        std::vector<int> expected_errors_;
         int errors_;
         
         EventSink( int expected_error )
-        : expected_error_( expected_error )
+        : expected_errors_()
         , errors_( 0 )
         {
+            expected_errors_.push_back(  expected_error );
+        }
+
+        EventSink( std::initializer_list<int> expected_errors )
+        : expected_errors_()
+        , errors_( 0 )
+        {
+            expected_errors_.insert( expected_errors_.end(), expected_errors.begin(), expected_errors.end() );
         }
 
         void lalr_error( int /*line*/, int /*column*/, int error, const char* /*format*/, va_list /*args*/ )
         {
+            CHECK( errors_ < int(expected_errors_.size()) );
+            if ( errors_ < int(expected_errors_.size()) )
+            {
+                CHECK_EQUAL( expected_errors_[errors_], error );
+            }
             ++errors_;
-            // char message [1024];
-            // vsnprintf( message, sizeof(message), format, args );
-            // printf( "%s\n", message );
-            CHECK( error == expected_error_ );
         }
     };
 
@@ -92,8 +103,9 @@ SUITE( PrecedenceDirectives )
                 "%left 'return' 'break' 'continue' 'if' 'while' 'for' identifier '{'; \n"
             "} \n"
         ;
-        EventSink event_sink( LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL );
+        EventSink event_sink{ LALR_ERROR_UNTERMINATED_LITERAL, LALR_ERROR_SYNTAX, LALR_ERROR_SYNTAX };
         GrammarCompiler compiler;
-        compiler.compile( grammar, grammar + strlen(grammar), &event_sink );
+        int errors = compiler.compile( grammar, grammar + strlen(grammar), &event_sink );
+        CHECK( errors > 0 );
     }
 }