diff --git a/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs b/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
index c0a3c582f..07edd9c2e 100644
--- a/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@ type Syntax = '[
   , Statement.Alias
   , Statement.Assignment
   , Statement.Break
+  , Statement.Catch
   , Statement.Continue
+  , Statement.Else
+  , Statement.Finally
   , Statement.ForEach
   , Statement.If
   , Statement.Return
   , Statement.ScopeEntry
   , Statement.ScopeExit
+  , Statement.Try
   , Statement.Undef
   , Statement.While
   , Statement.Yield
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ topLevelStatement = handleError $
   <|> statement
 
 statement :: Assignment
-statement  = handleError $
+statement = -- handleError $
       comment
   <|> undef
   <|> alias
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ statement  = handleError $
   <|> methodCall
   <|> call
   <|> subscript
+  <|> begin
   where mk s construct = makeTerm <$> symbol s <*> children ((construct .) . fromMaybe <$> emptyTerm <*> optional (symbol ArgumentList *> children statement))
 
 statements :: Assignment
@@ -268,8 +273,18 @@ methodCall = makeTerm <$> symbol MethodCall <*> children (Expression.Call <$> na
 call :: Assignment
 call = makeTerm <$> symbol Call <*> children (Expression.MemberAccess <$> statement <*> statement)
 
--- begin :: Assignment
--- begin = makeTerm <$> symbol Begin <*> children (Statement.Try)
+-- TODO: Multiple rescue clauses not quite working
+begin :: Assignment
+begin = makeTerm <$> symbol Begin <*> children (Statement.Try <$> many statement <*> many elseRescueEnsure)
+  where
+    elseRescueEnsure =
+          makeTerm <$> symbol Else <*> children (Statement.Else <$> emptyTerm <*> statements)
+      <|> makeTerm <$> symbol Ensure <*> children (Statement.Finally <$> statements)
+      <|> makeTerm <$> symbol Rescue <*> children (Statement.Catch <$> (makeTerm <$> location <*> many exception) <*> statements)
+    exception =
+          makeTerm <$> symbol Exceptions <*> children (many identifier)
+      <|> makeTerm <$> symbol ExceptionVariable <*> children (many identifier)
+
 
 assignment' :: Assignment
 assignment'