diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 578fb39..887d328 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## HEAD (unreleased)
 
+- Expand explanations coming from additional Ripper errors (https://github.com/zombocom/dead_end/pull/117)
 - Fix explanation involving shorthand syntax for literals like `%w[]` and `%Q{}` (https://github.com/zombocom/dead_end/pull/116)
 
 ## 3.0.2
diff --git a/lib/dead_end/ripper_errors.rb b/lib/dead_end/ripper_errors.rb
index c8d7c42..78fd2ea 100644
--- a/lib/dead_end/ripper_errors.rb
+++ b/lib/dead_end/ripper_errors.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ def on_parse_error(msg)
       @errors << msg
     end
 
+    alias_method :on_alias_error, :on_parse_error
+    alias_method :on_assign_error, :on_parse_error
+    alias_method :on_class_name_error, :on_parse_error
+    alias_method :on_param_error, :on_parse_error
+    alias_method :compile_error, :on_parse_error
+
     def call
       @run_once ||= begin
         @errors = []
diff --git a/spec/unit/explain_syntax_spec.rb b/spec/unit/explain_syntax_spec.rb
index 5d0905b..277bab5 100644
--- a/spec/unit/explain_syntax_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/explain_syntax_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 module DeadEnd
   RSpec.describe "ExplainSyntax" do
+    it "handles shorthand syntaxes with non-bracket characters" do
+      source = <<~EOM
+        %Q* lol
+      EOM
+
+      explain = ExplainSyntax.new(
+        code_lines: CodeLine.from_source(source)
+      ).call
+
+      expect(explain.missing).to eq([])
+      expect(explain.errors.join).to include("unterminated string")
+    end
+
     it "handles %w[]" do
       source = <<~EOM
         node.is_a?(Op) && %w[| ||].include?(node.value) &&