diff --git a/gash/parser.scm b/gash/parser.scm
index fee54c2..b813c49 100644
--- a/gash/parser.scm
+++ b/gash/parser.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; Gash -- Guile As SHell
-;;; Copyright © 2018 Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019 Timothy Sample <samplet@ngyro.com>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of Gash.
 ;;;
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ is also called when reducing case patterns that end with an unbalanced
 closing bracket. This ensures that when parsing valid Shell code,
 @var{open-bracket-hook} and @var{close-bracket-hook} should be called
 the same number of times.)"
+
+  (define command-list->block
+    (match-lambda
+      ((cmd) cmd)
+      ((cmds ...) `(<sh-begin> ,@cmds))))
+
   (lalr-parser
 
    (AND                                 ; '&'
@@ -243,17 +249,12 @@ the same number of times.)"
 
    (complete-command
     (list separator-op)
-    : (let ((lst (match $2
-                   ('AND (reverse! (cons `(<sh-async> ,(car $1)) (cdr $1))))
-                   ('SEMI (reverse! $1)))))
-        (if (null? (cdr lst))
-            (car lst)
-            (cons '<sh-begin> lst)))
+    : (command-list->block
+       (match $2
+         ('AND (reverse! (cons `(<sh-async> ,(car $1)) (cdr $1))))
+         ('SEMI (reverse! $1))))
     (list)
-    : (let ((lst (reverse! $1)))
-        (if (null? (cdr lst))
-            (car lst)
-            (cons '<sh-begin> lst))))
+    : (command-list->block (reverse! $1)))
 
    (list
     (list separator-op and-or)
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ the same number of times.)"
 
    (compound-command
     (brace-group)
-    : $1
+    : (command-list->block $1)
     (subshell)
     : $1
     (for-clause)
@@ -315,19 +316,15 @@ the same number of times.)"
 
    (subshell
     (LPAREN! compound-list RPAREN!)
-    : `(<sh-subshell> ,$2))
+    : `(<sh-subshell> ,@$2))
 
    (compound-list
     (linebreak term)
-    : (match $2
-        ((cmd) cmd)
-        (cmds `(<sh-begin> ,@(reverse! cmds))))
+    : (reverse! $2)
     (linebreak term separator)
-    : (match (match $3
-               ('AND (cons `(<sh-async> ,(car $2)) (cdr $2)))
-               ((or 'SEMI 'NEWLINE) $2))
-        ((cmd) cmd)
-        (cmds `(<sh-begin> ,@(reverse! cmds)))))
+    : (reverse! (match $3
+                  ('AND (cons `(<sh-async> ,(car $2)) (cdr $2)))
+                  ((or 'SEMI 'NEWLINE) $2))))
 
    (term
     (term separator and-or)
@@ -339,13 +336,13 @@ the same number of times.)"
 
    (for-clause
     (For name do-group)
-    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ((<sh-quote> (<sh-ref> "@")))) ,$3)
+    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ((<sh-quote> (<sh-ref> "@")))) ,@$3)
     (For name sequential-sep do-group)
-    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ((<sh-quote> (<sh-ref> "@")))) ,$4)
+    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ((<sh-quote> (<sh-ref> "@")))) ,@$4)
     (For name linebreak in sequential-sep do-group)
-    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ()) ,$6)
+    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ()) ,@$6)
     (For name linebreak in wordlist sequential-sep do-group)
-    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ,$5) ,$7))
+    : `(<sh-for> (,$2 ,$5) ,@$7))
 
    (name
     (NAME-with-keywords)
@@ -385,21 +382,21 @@ the same number of times.)"
     (pattern! RPAREN! linebreak)
     : `(,$1 #f)
     (pattern! RPAREN! compound-list)
-    : `(,$1 ,$3)
+    : `(,$1 ,@$3)
     (LPAREN! pattern RPAREN! linebreak)
     : `(,$2 #f)
     (LPAREN! pattern RPAREN! compound-list)
-    : `(,$2 ,$4))
+    : `(,$2 ,@$4))
 
    (case-item
     (pattern! RPAREN! linebreak DSEMI linebreak)
     : `(,$1 #f)
     (pattern! RPAREN! compound-list DSEMI linebreak)
-    : `(,$1 ,$3)
+    : `(,$1 ,@$3)
     (LPAREN! pattern RPAREN! linebreak DSEMI linebreak)
     : `(,$2 #f)
     (LPAREN! pattern RPAREN! compound-list DSEMI linebreak)
-    : `(,$2 ,$4))
+    : `(,$2 ,@$4))
 
    (pattern
     (WORD*-without-Esac)
@@ -409,25 +406,25 @@ the same number of times.)"
 
    (if-clause
     (If compound-list Then compound-list else-part Fi)
-    : `(<sh-cond> (,$2 ,$4) ,@$5)
+    : `(<sh-cond> (,(command-list->block $2) ,@$4) ,@$5)
     (If compound-list Then compound-list Fi)
-    : `(<sh-cond> (,$2 ,$4)))
+    : `(<sh-cond> (,(command-list->block $2) ,@$4)))
 
    (else-part
     (Elif compound-list Then compound-list)
-    : `((,$2 ,$4))
+    : `((,(command-list->block $2) ,@$4))
     (Elif compound-list Then compound-list else-part)
-    : (cons `(,$2 ,$4) $5)
+    : (cons `(,(command-list->block $2) ,@$4) $5)
     (Else compound-list)
-    : `((<sh-else> ,$2)))
+    : `((<sh-else> ,@$2)))
 
    (while-clause
     (While compound-list do-group)
-    : `(<sh-while> ,$2 ,$3))
+    : `(<sh-while> ,(command-list->block $2) ,@$3))
 
    (until-clause
     (Until compound-list do-group)
-    : `(<sh-until> ,$2 ,$3))
+    : `(<sh-until> ,(command-list->block $2) ,@$3))
 
    (function-definition
     (fname LPAREN! RPAREN! linebreak function-body)
diff --git a/tests/unit/parser.scm b/tests/unit/parser.scm
index a19b5de..46b3a68 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parser.scm
+++ b/tests/unit/parser.scm
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
             echo bar; }"))
 
 (test-equal "Parses subshells"
-  '(<sh-subshell> (<sh-begin> (<sh-exec> "echo" "foo")
-                              (<sh-exec> "echo" "bar")))
+  '(<sh-subshell> (<sh-exec> "echo" "foo")
+                  (<sh-exec> "echo" "bar"))
   (parse "(echo foo; echo bar)"))
 
 ;; Here documents
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@
 
 (test-equal "Parses multiple here-documents in a compound list"
   '(<sh-subshell>
-    (<sh-begin> (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "foo\n")))
-                  (<sh-exec> "cat"))
-                (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "bar\n")))
-                  (<sh-exec> "cat"))))
+    (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "foo\n")))
+      (<sh-exec> "cat"))
+    (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "bar\n")))
+      (<sh-exec> "cat")))
   (parse "(cat <<eof1; cat <<eof2\nfoo\neof1\nbar\neof2\n)"))
 
 (test-equal "Parses here-documents in both simultaneously"
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@
 
 (test-equal "Parses two here-documents split by two newlines"
   '(<sh-subshell>
-    (<sh-begin> (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "foo\n")))
-                  (<sh-exec> "cat"))
-                (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "bar\n")))
-                  (<sh-exec> "cat"))))
+    (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "foo\n")))
+      (<sh-exec> "cat"))
+    (<sh-with-redirects> ((<< 0 (<sh-quote> "bar\n")))
+      (<sh-exec> "cat")))
   (parse "(\ncat <<eof\nfoo\neof\n\ncat <<eof\nbar\neof\n)"))
 
 (test-equal "Parses tab-trimming here-document"