diff --git a/grammar.go b/grammar.go
index 9a1b658..8fbe230 100644
--- a/grammar.go
+++ b/grammar.go
@@ -820,15 +820,21 @@ func ProgressSubject(verb, subject string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	suffix := getPunct(lang, "progress", "...")
+	if subject == "" {
+		return Title(g) + suffix
+	}
 	return Title(g) + " " + renderWord(lang, subject) + suffix
 }
 
 // ActionResult returns a completion message: "File deleted"
 func ActionResult(verb, subject string) string {
 	p := PastTense(verb)
-	if p == "" || subject == "" {
+	if p == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
+	if subject == "" {
+		return Title(p)
+	}
 	return renderWordOrTitle(currentLangForGrammar(), subject) + " " + p
 }
 
diff --git a/grammar_test.go b/grammar_test.go
index d2418df..59dfd37 100644
--- a/grammar_test.go
+++ b/grammar_test.go
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func TestActionResult(t *testing.T) {
 		{"delete", "config.yaml", "Config.yaml deleted"},
 		{"build", "project", "Project built"},
 		{"", "file", ""},
-		{"delete", "", ""},
+		{"delete", "", "Deleted"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -1070,9 +1070,15 @@ func TestCompositeHelpersRespectWordMap(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, want := ProgressSubject("build", "go_mod"), "Building go.mod..."; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("ProgressSubject(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", "build", "go_mod", got, want)
 	}
+	if got, want := ProgressSubject("build", ""), "Building..."; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("ProgressSubject(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", "build", "", got, want)
+	}
 	if got, want := ActionResult("delete", "go_mod"), "go.mod deleted"; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("ActionResult(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", "delete", "go_mod", got, want)
 	}
+	if got, want := ActionResult("delete", ""), "Deleted"; got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("ActionResult(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", "delete", "", got, want)
+	}
 	if got, want := ActionFailed("delete", "go_mod"), "Failed to delete go.mod"; got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("ActionFailed(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", "delete", "go_mod", got, want)
 	}