diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0e83c6e..fe0aa4a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -37,6 +37,3 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rake
   rubygems-tasks
   salama-reader!
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   1.10.5
diff --git a/lib/parser/basic.citrus b/lib/parser/basic.citrus
index d472748..cd3d3a9 100644
--- a/lib/parser/basic.citrus
+++ b/lib/parser/basic.citrus
@@ -42,19 +42,65 @@ grammar BasicTypes
 
   rule string_expression
     #"'" (/.*/ !"'") "'"
-     ('"' str:(!'"' .)* '"') {Ast::StringExpression.new capture(:str).to_str }
-  end
-
-  rule instance_variable
-    ('@' ivar:name_expression) { Ast::VariableExpression.new (capture(:ivar).value).name }
+     ('"' str:(!'"' .)* '"') {Ast::StringExpression.new(capture(:str).to_str) }
   end
 
   rule basic_expression
-    name_expression | integer_expression | instance_variable |
+    name_expression | integer_expression  |
     module_name_expression | string_expression
   end
 
 
+  # Tokens are single or double character combinations with "meaning"
+  # braces, comman, point, questionmark , quotes, that kind of thing
+  # operator symbols are separate in Opreators
 
+  rule left_parenthesis
+     '('  space?
+  end
+
+  rule right_parenthesis
+    ')' space?
+  end
+
+  rule left_brace
+    '{'  space?
+  end
+
+  rule right_brace
+    '}'  space?
+  end
+
+  rule left_bracket
+    '['  space?
+  end
+
+  rule right_bracket
+    ']'  space?
+  end
+
+  rule association
+    "=>"  space?
+  end
+
+  rule comma
+    ','  space?
+  end
+
+  rule colon
+    ':'  space?
+  end
+
+  rule semicolon
+    ';'  space?
+  end
+
+  rule question_mark
+    '?' space?
+  end
+
+  rule excamation_mark
+    '!' space?
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/parser/basic_types.rb b/lib/skip/basic_types.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/parser/basic_types.rb
rename to lib/skip/basic_types.rb
diff --git a/lib/parser/tokens.rb b/lib/skip/tokens.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/parser/tokens.rb
rename to lib/skip/tokens.rb
diff --git a/test/unit/test_basic.rb b/test/unit/test_basic.rb
index 6607986..c17160f 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_basic.rb
+++ b/test/unit/test_basic.rb
@@ -54,25 +54,12 @@ class TestBasic < MiniTest::Test
     check
   end
 
-  def test_instance_variable
-    @input    = '@foo_bar '
-    @output = Ast::VariableExpression.new(:foo_bar)
-    check
-  end
-
   def test_module_name
     @input    = 'FooBar '
     @output = Ast::ModuleName.new("FooBar")
     check
   end
 
-  def ttest_comment # maybe a non test at this point (higher up)
-    out = "# i am a comment \n"
-    @input    =  out.dup #NEEDS the return, which is what delimits the comment
-    @output = @output #dont transform
-    check
-  end
-
   def test_string
     @input    = '"hello"'
     @output =  Ast::StringExpression.new('hello')