diff --git a/pkg/_fe_analyzer_shared/lib/src/parser/parser_impl.dart b/pkg/_fe_analyzer_shared/lib/src/parser/parser_impl.dart
index 341ab0271ccb..4f08d469664d 100644
--- a/pkg/_fe_analyzer_shared/lib/src/parser/parser_impl.dart
+++ b/pkg/_fe_analyzer_shared/lib/src/parser/parser_impl.dart
@@ -8355,6 +8355,16 @@ class Parser {
       listener.beginMetadataStar(start.next!);
       listener.endMetadataStar(/* count = */ 0);
     }
+    // Having settled on a variable declaration possibly do some error recovery.
+    if (beforeType.next!.isA(TokenType.LT)) {
+      // E.g. `final <int> foo = [42];` where we're missing `List` before
+      // `<int>`.
+      insertSyntheticIdentifier(
+          beforeType, IdentifierContext.localVariableDeclaration,
+          message:
+              codes.templateExpectedIdentifier.withArguments(beforeType.next!));
+      typeInfo = computeType(beforeType, /* required = */ true);
+    }
     token = typeInfo.parseType(beforeType, this);
     next = token.next!;
     listener.beginVariablesDeclaration(next, lateToken, varFinalOrConst);
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b9026363aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+foo() {
+  if(true)
+    final <int> f = [42];
+}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.expect b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d2a30897b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+Problems reported:
+
+parser/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if:7:11: Expected an identifier, but got '<'.
+    final <int> f = [42];
+          ^
+
+beginCompilationUnit(foo)
+  beginMetadataStar(foo)
+  endMetadataStar(0)
+  beginTopLevelMember(foo)
+    beginTopLevelMethod(, null, null)
+      handleNoType()
+      handleIdentifier(foo, topLevelFunctionDeclaration)
+      handleNoTypeVariables(()
+      beginFormalParameters((, MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+      endFormalParameters(0, (, ), MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+      handleAsyncModifier(null, null)
+      beginBlockFunctionBody({)
+        beginIfStatement(if)
+          handleLiteralBool(true)
+          handleParenthesizedCondition((, null, null)
+          beginThenStatement(final)
+            beginMetadataStar(final)
+            endMetadataStar(0)
+            handleRecoverableError(Message[ExpectedIdentifier, Expected an identifier, but got '<'., Try inserting an identifier before '<'., {lexeme: <}], <, <)
+            handleIdentifier(, typeReference)
+            beginTypeArguments(<)
+              handleIdentifier(int, typeReference)
+              handleNoTypeArguments(>)
+              handleType(int, null)
+            endTypeArguments(1, <, >)
+            handleType(, null)
+            beginVariablesDeclaration(f, null, final)
+              handleIdentifier(f, localVariableDeclaration)
+              beginInitializedIdentifier(f)
+                beginVariableInitializer(=)
+                  handleNoTypeArguments([)
+                  handleLiteralInt(42)
+                  handleLiteralList(1, [, null, ])
+                endVariableInitializer(=)
+              endInitializedIdentifier(f)
+            endVariablesDeclaration(1, ;)
+          endThenStatement(final, ;)
+        endIfStatement(if, null, ;)
+      endBlockFunctionBody(1, {, })
+    endTopLevelMethod(foo, null, })
+  endTopLevelDeclaration(})
+endCompilationUnit(1, )
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.intertwined.expect b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.intertwined.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc1575036b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.intertwined.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+parseUnit(foo)
+  skipErrorTokens(foo)
+  listener: beginCompilationUnit(foo)
+  syntheticPreviousToken(foo)
+  parseTopLevelDeclarationImpl(, DirectiveContext(DirectiveState.Unknown))
+    parseMetadataStar()
+      listener: beginMetadataStar(foo)
+      listener: endMetadataStar(0)
+    parseTopLevelMemberImpl()
+      listener: beginTopLevelMember(foo)
+      isReservedKeyword(()
+      parseTopLevelMethod(, null, null, , NoType(), null, foo, false)
+        listener: beginTopLevelMethod(, null, null)
+        listener: handleNoType()
+        ensureIdentifierPotentiallyRecovered(, topLevelFunctionDeclaration, false)
+          listener: handleIdentifier(foo, topLevelFunctionDeclaration)
+        parseMethodTypeVar(foo)
+          listener: handleNoTypeVariables(()
+        parseGetterOrFormalParameters(foo, foo, false, MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+          parseFormalParameters(foo, MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+            parseFormalParametersRest((, MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+              listener: beginFormalParameters((, MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+              listener: endFormalParameters(0, (, ), MemberKind.TopLevelMethod)
+        parseAsyncModifierOpt())
+          listener: handleAsyncModifier(null, null)
+          inPlainSync()
+        parseFunctionBody(), false, false)
+          listener: beginBlockFunctionBody({)
+          notEofOrValue(}, if)
+          parseStatement({)
+            parseStatementX({)
+              parseIfStatement({)
+                listener: beginIfStatement(if)
+                ensureParenthesizedCondition(if, allowCase: false)
+                  parseExpressionInParenthesisRest((, allowCase: false)
+                    parseExpression(()
+                      parsePrecedenceExpression((, 1, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                        parseUnaryExpression((, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                          parsePrimary((, expression, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                            parseLiteralBool(()
+                              listener: handleLiteralBool(true)
+                    ensureCloseParen(true, ()
+                    listener: handleParenthesizedCondition((, null, null)
+                listener: beginThenStatement(final)
+                parseStatement())
+                  parseStatementX())
+                    parseExpressionStatementOrDeclarationAfterModifiers(final, ), null, final, null, null)
+                      looksLikeLocalFunction(<)
+                      listener: beginMetadataStar(final)
+                      listener: endMetadataStar(0)
+                      insertSyntheticIdentifier(final, localVariableDeclaration, message: Message[ExpectedIdentifier, Expected an identifier, but got '<'., Try inserting an identifier before '<'., {lexeme: <}], messageOnToken: null)
+                        reportRecoverableError(<, Message[ExpectedIdentifier, Expected an identifier, but got '<'., Try inserting an identifier before '<'., {lexeme: <}])
+                          listener: handleRecoverableError(Message[ExpectedIdentifier, Expected an identifier, but got '<'., Try inserting an identifier before '<'., {lexeme: <}], <, <)
+                        rewriter()
+                      listener: handleIdentifier(, typeReference)
+                      listener: beginTypeArguments(<)
+                      listener: handleIdentifier(int, typeReference)
+                      listener: handleNoTypeArguments(>)
+                      listener: handleType(int, null)
+                      listener: endTypeArguments(1, <, >)
+                      listener: handleType(, null)
+                      listener: beginVariablesDeclaration(f, null, final)
+                      parseVariablesDeclarationRest(>, true)
+                        parseOptionallyInitializedIdentifier(>)
+                          ensureIdentifier(>, localVariableDeclaration)
+                            listener: handleIdentifier(f, localVariableDeclaration)
+                          listener: beginInitializedIdentifier(f)
+                          parseVariableInitializerOpt(f)
+                            listener: beginVariableInitializer(=)
+                            parseExpression(=)
+                              parsePrecedenceExpression(=, 1, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                parseUnaryExpression(=, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                  parsePrimary(=, expression, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                    listener: handleNoTypeArguments([)
+                                    parseLiteralListSuffix(=, null)
+                                      parseExpression([)
+                                        parsePrecedenceExpression([, 1, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                          parseUnaryExpression([, true, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                            parsePrimary([, expression, ConstantPatternContext.none)
+                                              parseLiteralInt([)
+                                                listener: handleLiteralInt(42)
+                                      listener: handleLiteralList(1, [, null, ])
+                            listener: endVariableInitializer(=)
+                          listener: endInitializedIdentifier(f)
+                        ensureSemicolon(])
+                        listener: endVariablesDeclaration(1, ;)
+                listener: endThenStatement(final, ;)
+                listener: endIfStatement(if, null, ;)
+          notEofOrValue(}, })
+          listener: endBlockFunctionBody(1, {, })
+        listener: endTopLevelMethod(foo, null, })
+  listener: endTopLevelDeclaration(})
+  reportAllErrorTokens(foo)
+  listener: endCompilationUnit(1, )
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.parser.expect b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.parser.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..844384e19645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.parser.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+NOTICE: Stream was rewritten by parser!
+
+foo() {
+if(true)
+final *synthetic*<int> f = [42];
+}
+
+
+foo[StringToken]([BeginToken])[SimpleToken] {[BeginToken]
+if[KeywordToken]([BeginToken]true[KeywordToken])[SimpleToken]
+final[KeywordToken] [SyntheticStringToken]<[BeginToken]int[StringToken]>[SimpleToken] f[StringToken] =[SimpleToken] [[BeginToken]42[StringToken]][SimpleToken];[SimpleToken]
+}[SimpleToken]
+[SimpleToken]
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.scanner.expect b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.scanner.expect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d4fd02536da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/front_end/parser_testcases/error_recovery/bad_variable_in_if.dart.scanner.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+foo() {
+if(true)
+final <int> f = [42];
+}
+
+
+foo[StringToken]([BeginToken])[SimpleToken] {[BeginToken]
+if[KeywordToken]([BeginToken]true[KeywordToken])[SimpleToken]
+final[KeywordToken] <[BeginToken]int[StringToken]>[SimpleToken] f[StringToken] =[SimpleToken] [[BeginToken]42[StringToken]][SimpleToken];[SimpleToken]
+}[SimpleToken]
+[SimpleToken]
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.expect
index 83acb469629d..c3ea07426c6e 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   while (true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  while(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.modular.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.modular.expect
index 83acb469629d..c3ea07426c6e 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.modular.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.modular.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   while (true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  while(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.transformed.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.transformed.expect
index 83acb469629d..4ec46e865e80 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.transformed.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart.strong.transformed.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   while (true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  while(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = core::_GrowableList::_literal1<core::int>(42);
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_01.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.expect
index 8b2c834a4db5..459ffa22c8b2 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  if(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.modular.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.modular.expect
index 8b2c834a4db5..459ffa22c8b2 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.modular.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.modular.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  if(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.transformed.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.transformed.expect
index 8b2c834a4db5..73d10230f5f1 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.transformed.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart.strong.transformed.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,15 +43,11 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:6:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  if(true)
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = core::_GrowableList::_literal1<core::int>(42);
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_02.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.expect
index 6f538633e9f6..4fcaa86ae4a1 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:14:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,17 +43,13 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
   }
   else {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:7:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  else
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.modular.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.modular.expect
index 6f538633e9f6..4fcaa86ae4a1 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.modular.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.modular.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:14:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,17 +43,13 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
   }
   else {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:7:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  else
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.transformed.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.transformed.expect
index 6f538633e9f6..edb118eaec89 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.transformed.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart.strong.transformed.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:14:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -51,17 +43,13 @@ library;
 //                             ^
 //
 import self as self;
+import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   if(true) {
   }
   else {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:7:3: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-  else
-  ^";
+    final invalid-type f = core::_GrowableList::_literal1<core::int>(42);
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_03.dart:8:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.expect
index 4efec5c4bda1..a924a8ed85f4 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -55,12 +47,7 @@ import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   for (core::int i = 0; i.{core::num::<}(10){(core::num) → core::bool}; i = i.{core::num::+}(1){(core::num) → core::int}) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.modular.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.modular.expect
index 4efec5c4bda1..a924a8ed85f4 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.modular.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.modular.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -55,12 +47,7 @@ import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   for (core::int i = 0; i.{core::num::<}(10){(core::num) → core::bool}; i = i.{core::num::+}(1){(core::num) → core::int}) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.transformed.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.transformed.expect
index 4efec5c4bda1..84f4441b5349 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.transformed.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart.strong.transformed.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -55,12 +47,7 @@ import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   for (core::int i = 0; i.{core::num::<}(10){(core::num) → core::bool}; i = i.{core::num::+}(1){(core::num) → core::int}) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+    final invalid-type f = core::_GrowableList::_literal1<core::int>(42);
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_04.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.expect
index 6634effc298d..0abb21743c33 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -55,12 +47,7 @@ import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   for (core::int x in <core::int>[1, 2, 3]) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.modular.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.modular.expect
index 6634effc298d..0abb21743c33 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.modular.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.modular.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -55,12 +47,7 @@ import "dart:core" as core;
 
 static method foo() → dynamic {
   for (core::int x in <core::int>[1, 2, 3]) {
-    invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+    final invalid-type f = <core::int>[42];
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.transformed.expect b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.transformed.expect
index 83b0d770cee1..17bf8f3e4311 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.transformed.expect
+++ b/pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart.strong.transformed.expect
@@ -7,18 +7,10 @@ library;
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: Expected ';' after this.
+// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:11: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
 //     final <int> f = [42];
 //           ^
 //
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:17: Error: Undefined name 'f'.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                 ^
-//
-// pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-//     final <int> f = [42];
-//                   ^
-//
 // pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:12:13: Error: Undefined name 'a'.
 //     var y = a<int, void>?.c = 42;
 //             ^
@@ -59,14 +51,9 @@ static method foo() → dynamic {
     for (; :sync-for-iterator.{core::Iterator::moveNext}(){() → core::bool}; ) {
       core::int x = :sync-for-iterator.{core::Iterator::current}{core::int};
       {
-        invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:12: Error: This couldn't be parsed.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-           ^";
+        final invalid-type f = core::_GrowableList::_literal1<core::int>(42);
       }
     }
   }
-  invalid-expression "pkg/front_end/testcases/regress/parser_recovery_05.dart:7:19: Error: Can't assign to this.
-    final <int> f = [42];
-                  ^";
 }
 static method bar() → dynamic {}