diff --git a/src/Errors.hs b/src/Errors.hs
index 5f1b16e..5b9c28e 100644
--- a/src/Errors.hs
+++ b/src/Errors.hs
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ simplifyErrorPattern =  bimap simplifyUDPattern simplifyUDPattern
         where
           (p1',p2') = if p1 == p2 then (TRUE,TRUE) else (p1,p2) 
           (p1s',p2s') = filterSubpatterns p1s p2s 
+      -- simplification of sequence patterns only works if there is only one 
+      -- error, like in DaLAJ sentences
+      (SEQUENCE p1s,SEQUENCE p2s) -> (SEQUENCE p1s',SEQUENCE p2s')
+        where (p1s',p2s') = unzip $ rmCommonPost $ rmCommonPre $ p1s `zip` p2s
+      (SEQUENCE_ p1s,SEQUENCE_ p2s) -> (SEQUENCE_ p1s',SEQUENCE_ p2s')
+        where (p1s',p2s') = unzip $ rmCommonPost $ rmCommonPre $ p1s `zip` p2s
       ep -> ep
       where 
         filterSubpatterns p1s p2s = if length p1s == length p2s
diff --git a/src/Utils/Misc.hs b/src/Utils/Misc.hs
index 7030943..ca9c689 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Misc.hs
+++ b/src/Utils/Misc.hs
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ rmDuplicates (x:xs) | x `elem` xs = rmDuplicates xs
 
 -- | Return all possible combinations of elements of a given list
 combinations :: [a] -> [[a]]
-combinations xs = sequence (replicate (length xs) xs)
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+combinations xs = sequence (replicate (length xs) xs)
+
+-- | Remove the common prefix of a zipped list
+rmCommonPre :: Eq a => [(a,a)] -> [(a,a)]
+rmCommonPre = dropWhile (\(p1,p2) -> p1 == p2)
+
+-- | Remove the common postfix of a zipped list
+rmCommonPost :: Eq a => [(a,a)] -> [(a,a)]
+rmCommonPost = reverse . rmCommonPre . reverse
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