diff --git a/src/lib/dcgs.pl b/src/lib/dcgs.pl
index 54160cf6..ae996cf0 100644
--- a/src/lib/dcgs.pl
+++ b/src/lib/dcgs.pl
@@ -132,16 +132,29 @@ user:term_expansion(Term0, Term) :-
     dcg_rule(Term0, Term).
 
 % Describes a sequence
+seq(Xs) -->
+   call(det_end_(Xs)),
+   !.
 seq([]) --> [].
 seq([E|Es]) --> [E], seq(Es).
 
+det_end_(Xs, Cs0,Cs) :-
+   var(Xs),
+   Cs0 == [],
+   Xs = [],
+   Cs0 = Cs.
+
 % Describes a sequence of sequences
 seqq([]) --> [].
 seqq([Es|Ess]) --> seq(Es), seqq(Ess).
 
 % Describes an arbitrary number of elements
+... --> call(det_end), !.
 ... --> [] | [_], ... .
 
+det_end(Cs0,Cs) :-
+   Cs0 == [],
+   Cs0 = Cs.
 
 error_goal(error(E, must_be/2), error(E, must_be/2)).
 error_goal(error(E, (=..)/2), error(E, (=..)/2)).