Working on with new resource API.

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diff --git a/grammars/resource/nabstract/Structural.gf b/grammars/resource/nabstract/Structural.gf
index 5ac998f96..e651afb5e 100644
--- a/grammars/resource/nabstract/Structural.gf
+++ b/grammars/resource/nabstract/Structural.gf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
---2 Examples of structural words
+--1 GF Resource Grammar API for Structural Words
 -- 
+-- AR 21/11/2003
+--
 -- Here we have some words belonging to closed classes and appearing
 -- in all languages we have considered.
 -- Sometimes they are not really meaningful, e.g. $TheyNP$ in French
@@ -8,35 +10,67 @@
 abstract Structural = Combinations ** {
 
 fun
+
+--!
+--2 Determiners and noun phrases
+--
+-- Many plural determiners can take a numeral modifier. So can the plural
+-- pronouns "we" and "you".
+
   EveryDet, WhichDet, AllDet,                 -- every, sg which, sg all
   SomeDet, AnyDet, NoDet,                     -- sg some, any, no
   MostDet, MostsDet, ManyDet, MuchDet : Det ; -- sg most, pl most, many, much
   ThisDet, ThatDet : Det ;                    -- this, that
 
--- Many plural determiners can take a numeral modifier.
-
   AllsDet, WhichsDet,                         -- pl all, which (86)
   SomesDet, AnysDet, NosDet,                  -- pl some, any, no
   TheseDet, ThoseDet : Num -> Det ;           -- these, those (86)
+
   ThisNP, ThatNP : NP ;                       -- this, that
   TheseNP, ThoseNP : Num -> NP ;              -- these, those (86)
   INP, ThouNP, HeNP, SheNP, ItNP : NP ;       -- personal pronouns in singular
   WeNP, YeNP : Num -> NP ;                    -- these pronouns can take numeral 
-  TheyNP : NP ;                               -- personal pronouns in plural
-  YouNP : NP ;                                -- the polite you
+  TheyNP : NP ; YouNP : NP ;                  -- they, the polite you
+
   EverybodyNP, SomebodyNP, NobodyNP,          -- everybody, somebody, nobody
   EverythingNP, SomethingNP, NothingNP : NP ; -- everything, something, nothing
----  CanVV, CanKnowVV, MustVV : VV ;             -- can (pouvoir/savoir), must
----  WantVV : VV ;                               -- want (to do)
+
+--!
+--2 Auxiliary verbs
+--
+-- Depending on language, all, some, or none of there verbs belong to
+-- a separate class of *auxiliary* verbs. The list is incomplete.
+
+  CanVV, CanKnowVV, MustVV : VV ;             -- can (pouvoir/savoir), must
+  WantVV : VV ;                               -- want (to do)
+
+--!
+--2 Adverbials
+--
+
   WhenIAdv,WhereIAdv,WhyIAdv,HowIAdv : IAdv ; -- when, where, why, how
-  EverywhereNP, SomewhereNP, NowhereNP : AdV ;-- everywhere, somewhere, nowhere  
-  AndConj, OrConj : Conj ;                    -- and, or
-  BothAnd, EitherOr, NeitherNor : ConjD ;     -- both-and, either-or, neither-nor
-  IfSubj, WhenSubj, AlthoughSubj : Subj ;     -- if, when, although
-  PhrYes, PhrNo : Phr ;                       -- yes, no
+  EverywhereNP, SomewhereNP,NowhereNP : AdV ; -- everywhere, somewhere, nowhere  
   VeryAdv, TooAdv : AdA ;                     -- very, too
   AlmostAdv, QuiteAdv : AdA ;                 -- almost, quite
   OtherwiseAdv, ThereforeAdv : AdS ;          -- therefore, otherwise            
+
+--!
+--2 Conjunctions and subjunctions
+--
+
+  AndConj, OrConj : Conj ;                    -- and, or
+  BothAnd, EitherOr, NeitherNor : ConjD ;     -- both-and, either-or, neither-nor
+  IfSubj, WhenSubj, AlthoughSubj : Subj ;     -- if, when, although
+
+--!
+--2 Prepositions
+--
+-- We have carefully chosen a set of semantic relations expressible
+-- by prepositions in some languages, by cases or postpositions in
+-- others. Complement uses of prepositions are not included, and
+-- should be treated by the use of many-place verbs, adjectives, and
+-- functions.
+
   InPrep, OnPrep, ToPrep, FromPrep,           -- spatial relations
   ThroughPrep, AbovePrep, UnderPrep,
   InFrontPrep, BehindPrep, BetweenPrep : Prep ;
@@ -44,4 +78,13 @@ fun
   WithPrep, WithoutPrep, ByMeansPrep : Prep ; -- some other relations
   PartPrep : Prep ;                           -- partitive "of" ("bottle of wine")
   AgentPrep : Prep ;                          -- agent "by" in passive constructions
+
+
+--!
+--2 Affirmation and negation
+--
+-- The negative-positive (French "si", German "doch") is missing.
+
+  PhrYes, PhrNo : Phr ;                       -- yes, no
+
 }