diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.out
index a5c462b85c..81c13a7f69 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.out
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.vv:10:2: error: `if` expression branch has un
     8 |     for {break}
     9 |     {}
    10 |     match true {true {} else {}} // statement not expression
-      |     ~~~~~
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    11 |     _ = match true {true {1} else {-1}} // OK
    12 |     match true {true {1} else {-1}} // result
 vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.vv:17:3: error: `match` expression branch has unsupported statement (`v.ast.IfExpr`)
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/if_match_expr.vv:23:3: error: `match` expression branch has
    21 |     else {
    22 |         assert true
    23 |         match true {true {} else {}} // statement not expression
-      |         ~~~~~
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    24 |         _ = match true {true {1} else {-1}} // OK
    25 |         match true {true {1} else {-1}} // result
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/optional_or_block_mismatch.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/optional_or_block_mismatch.out
index 531af690bc..d48fd8fac3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/optional_or_block_mismatch.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/optional_or_block_mismatch.out
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 vlib/v/checker/tests/optional_or_block_mismatch.vv:10:18: error: wrong return type `Bar` in the `or {}` block, expected `&Bar`
-    8 |
+    8 | 
     9 | fn main() {
    10 |     x := foo() or { Bar{} }
-      |                     ~~~
+      |                     ~~~~~
    11 |     println(x)
    12 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index df54cf5da5..5e1c598414 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ mut:
 	vet_errors        []string
 	cur_fn_name       string
 	in_generic_params bool // indicates if parsing between `<` and `>` of a method/function
+	name_error        bool
 }
 
 // for tests
@@ -409,6 +410,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) check(expected token.Kind) {
 	} else if p.tok.kind == .name {
 		p.error('unexpected name `$p.tok.lit`, expecting `$expected.str()`')
 	} else {
+		if expected == .name {
+			p.name_error = true
+		}
 		p.error('unexpected `$p.tok.kind.str()`, expecting `$expected.str()`')
 	}
 }
@@ -954,14 +958,14 @@ fn (mut p Parser) parse_multi_expr(is_top_level bool) ast.Stmt {
 	} else if tok.kind !in [.key_if, .key_match, .key_lock, .key_rlock, .key_select] &&
 		left0 !is ast.CallExpr && (is_top_level || p.tok.kind != .rcbr) && left0 !is ast.PostfixExpr &&
 		!(left0 is ast.InfixExpr && (left0 as ast.InfixExpr).op in [.left_shift, .arrow]) && left0 !is
-		ast.ComptimeCall {
+		ast.ComptimeCall && left0 !is ast.SelectorExpr {
 		p.error_with_pos('expression evaluated but not used', left0.position())
 		return ast.Stmt{}
 	}
 	if left.len == 1 {
 		return ast.ExprStmt{
 			expr: left0
-			pos: tok.position()
+			pos: left0.position()
 			comments: left_comments
 			is_expr: p.inside_for
 		}
@@ -1466,10 +1470,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 			else {}
 		}
 	}
+	pos := if p.name_error { left.position().extend(name_pos) } else { name_pos }
 	sel_expr := ast.SelectorExpr{
 		expr: left
 		field_name: field_name
-		pos: name_pos
+		pos: pos
 		is_mut: is_mut
 		mut_pos: mut_pos
 		scope: p.scope
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index aeab8be61a..ae817cf8b9 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr_with_left(left ast.Expr, precedence int, is_stmt_iden
 	for precedence < p.tok.precedence() {
 		if p.tok.kind == .dot {
 			node = p.dot_expr(node)
+			if p.name_error {
+				return node
+			}
 			p.is_stmt_ident = is_stmt_ident
 		} else if p.tok.kind == .lsbr {
 			node = p.index_expr(node)