diff --git a/generate/derivation/__init__.py b/generate/derivation/__init__.py
index 6953cfc9..d9f023fd 100644
--- a/generate/derivation/__init__.py
+++ b/generate/derivation/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from generate.derivation.comparatives import (
     ComparativeScalar,
+    comparative_step,
     extract_comparative_scalars,
 )
 from generate.derivation.extract import extract_quantities
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "Step",
     "Target",
     "VALID_OPS",
+    "comparative_step",
     "extract_comparative_scalars",
     "extract_quantities",
     "extract_target",
diff --git a/generate/derivation/comparatives.py b/generate/derivation/comparatives.py
index cb29c571..e8d4be23 100644
--- a/generate/derivation/comparatives.py
+++ b/generate/derivation/comparatives.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Final
 
+from generate.derivation.model import Quantity, Step
 from generate.math_roundtrip import WORD_NUMBERS
 
 _PACK_DIR: Final[Path] = (
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ class ComparativeScalar:
     scalar: float
     source_span: str
     cue: str
+    # The number token of a "<N> times" comparative (e.g. "7" / "three"), or None
+    # for a fixed lexeme (twice/half). Used by completeness so a digit comparative
+    # ("7 times") is counted as consuming the body quantity "7".
+    number_token: str | None = None
 
 
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
@@ -88,7 +93,10 @@ def extract_comparative_scalars(text: str) -> tuple[ComparativeScalar, ...]:
         if n is None or n <= 0:
             continue
         found.append(
-            (m.start(), ComparativeScalar("multiply", n, m.group(0), "times"))
+            (
+                m.start(),
+                ComparativeScalar("multiply", n, m.group(0), "times", number_token=m.group(1)),
+            )
         )
 
     # Fixed comparative lexemes (word-boundary, case-insensitive).
@@ -100,3 +108,20 @@ def extract_comparative_scalars(text: str) -> tuple[ComparativeScalar, ...]:
 
     found.sort(key=lambda pair: (pair[0], pair[1].cue))
     return tuple(cs for _, cs in found)
+
+
+def comparative_step(cs: ComparativeScalar) -> Step:
+    """Bridge a comparative scalar into a derivation :class:`Step` (ADR-0176 MS-2).
+
+    The step is flagged ``comparative=True``: its operand value is the pack-supplied
+    scalar (grounded by the comparative cue, not by a text value token). Its
+    ``source_token`` is the ``<N> times`` number token when present (so completeness
+    counts the consumed body quantity), else the comparative lexeme.
+    """
+    source = cs.number_token if cs.number_token is not None else cs.cue
+    return Step(
+        op=cs.op,
+        operand=Quantity(value=cs.scalar, unit="", source_token=source),
+        cue=cs.cue,
+        comparative=True,
+    )
diff --git a/generate/derivation/model.py b/generate/derivation/model.py
index 121de862..1c711b43 100644
--- a/generate/derivation/model.py
+++ b/generate/derivation/model.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ class Step:
     op: str
     operand: Quantity
     cue: str
+    # ADR-0176 MS-2: when True the operand is a comparative scalar (twice -> x2,
+    # 'N times' -> xN). It is grounded by ``cue`` (the comparative lexeme), not by a
+    # text value token, and it does not count as a body quantity for completeness.
+    comparative: bool = False
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if self.op not in VALID_OPS:
diff --git a/generate/derivation/verify.py b/generate/derivation/verify.py
index 33919243..7696e21c 100644
--- a/generate/derivation/verify.py
+++ b/generate/derivation/verify.py
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ def self_verifies(derivation: GroundedDerivation, problem_text: str) -> SelfVeri
     tokens = _tokens(problem_text)
     reasons: list[str] = []
 
-    # 1. operand grounding — every value must be sourced from the text.
-    operands = [derivation.start, *(s.operand for s in derivation.steps)]
+    # 1. operand grounding — every TEXT operand value must be sourced from the
+    #    text. Comparative operands (ADR-0176 MS-2: twice -> x2, 'N times' -> xN)
+    #    are grounded by their cue (clause 2), not by a text value token, so they
+    #    are exempt here — their pack-supplied scalar is not a number in the text.
+    operands = [derivation.start, *(s.operand for s in derivation.steps if not s.comparative)]
     for q in operands:
         if not _value_grounds(q.source_token, tokens):
             reasons.append(f"operand {q.source_token!r} not grounded in text")
@@ -99,13 +102,23 @@ def self_verifies(derivation: GroundedDerivation, problem_text: str) -> SelfVeri
 def select_self_verified(
     derivations: list[GroundedDerivation],
     problem_text: str,
+    *,
+    target_units: tuple[str, ...] = (),
 ) -> Resolution | None:
     """Among the self-verifying derivations, return the unique answer or refuse.
 
     Refuse-preferring: ``None`` when zero self-verify (no grounded derivation) or
     when the self-verifying ones disagree (the multi-branch disagreement rule).
+
+    ADR-0176 MS-2 question-targeting: when ``target_units`` is non-empty (the unit
+    the question asks for), derivations whose ``answer_unit`` is not among them are
+    dropped — a chain that computes the wrong kind of quantity answered a different
+    question. Empty ``target_units`` imposes no constraint (the unit signal may be
+    unavailable, e.g. a superordinate the units pack doesn't yet cover).
     """
     verified = [d for d in derivations if self_verifies(d, problem_text).verified]
+    if target_units:
+        verified = [d for d in verified if d.answer_unit in target_units]
     if not verified:
         return None
     distinct = {round(d.answer, 9) for d in verified}
diff --git a/tests/test_adr_0176_comparatives_pack.py b/tests/test_adr_0176_comparatives_pack.py
index 537966e2..5f14503f 100644
--- a/tests/test_adr_0176_comparatives_pack.py
+++ b/tests/test_adr_0176_comparatives_pack.py
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class TestExtractComparativeScalars:
 
     def test_word_number_times(self) -> None:
         cs = extract_comparative_scalars("Brooke does three times as many jumping jacks.")
-        assert cs == (ComparativeScalar("multiply", 3.0, "three times", "times"),)
+        assert cs == (ComparativeScalar("multiply", 3.0, "three times", "times", number_token="three"),)
 
     def test_digit_times(self) -> None:
         cs = extract_comparative_scalars("The price is 5 times the cost.")
-        assert cs == (ComparativeScalar("multiply", 5.0, "5 times", "times"),)
+        assert cs == (ComparativeScalar("multiply", 5.0, "5 times", "times", number_token="5"),)
 
     def test_triple_and_quarter(self) -> None:
         assert extract_comparative_scalars("output tripled")[0].scalar == 3.0
diff --git a/tests/test_adr_0176_ms2_chain.py b/tests/test_adr_0176_ms2_chain.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9c1371a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_adr_0176_ms2_chain.py
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+"""ADR-0176 MS-2 — multi-step chain model: text + comparative operands.
+
+Extends the derivation model so a chain can mix text-quantity operands and
+**comparative-scalar** operands (twice -> x2, 'N times' -> xN, half -> x0.5),
+self-verifying the whole chain with completeness over body+question and
+question-target matching.
+
+Covers the multi-step shapes the gold structures show:
+- 0021: all-text multiplicative chain.
+- 0024: text sum, then a comparative scale ('three times').
+- 0033 father-chain: digit-comparative ('7 times') + fixed-comparative ('half')
+  + text add — the mixed chain mechanics (full 0033 DAG with quantity reuse is
+  deferred; here we verify the chain composes and is complete over its own body).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from generate.derivation import (
+    GroundedDerivation,
+    Quantity,
+    Step,
+    comparative_step,
+    extract_comparative_scalars,
+    select_self_verified,
+    self_verifies,
+)
+
+
+def _q(v: float, unit: str, tok: str) -> Quantity:
+    return Quantity(value=v, unit=unit, source_token=tok)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# comparative_step bridge
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestComparativeStep:
+    def test_word_times_bridges_to_multiply_step(self) -> None:
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars("three times as many")
+        step = comparative_step(cs)
+        assert step.op == "multiply" and step.comparative is True
+        assert step.operand.value == 3.0
+        assert step.cue == "times"
+        assert step.operand.source_token == "three"  # number_token, for completeness
+
+    def test_digit_times_carries_number_token(self) -> None:
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars("7 times her age")
+        step = comparative_step(cs)
+        assert step.operand.value == 7.0
+        assert step.operand.source_token == "7"  # so completeness counts body "7"
+
+    def test_fixed_lexeme_has_no_number_token(self) -> None:
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars("half of it")
+        step = comparative_step(cs)
+        assert step.operand.value == 0.5
+        assert step.operand.source_token == "half"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mixed text + comparative chains self-verify
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestMixedChains:
+    def test_0024_sum_then_comparative_scale(self) -> None:
+        # "Sidney does 20, 36, 40, 50 jumping jacks. Brooke does three times as many."
+        text = (
+            "Sidney does 20 jacks on Monday, 36 on Tuesday, 40 on Wednesday, "
+            "and 50 on Thursday. Brooke does three times as many jacks as Sidney."
+        )
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars(text)
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(20, "jacks", "20"),
+            steps=(
+                Step("add", _q(36, "jacks", "36"), cue="and"),
+                Step("add", _q(40, "jacks", "40"), cue="and"),
+                Step("add", _q(50, "jacks", "50"), cue="and"),
+                comparative_step(cs),  # x3
+            ),
+        )
+        assert chain.answer == 438.0
+        sv = self_verifies(chain, text)
+        assert sv.verified is True, sv.reasons
+
+    def test_0033_father_chain_digit_and_fixed_comparatives(self) -> None:
+        # father's current age: 12 x 7 (= grandfather) / 2 (mother=half) + 5
+        # (the body alone; the full 0033 also uses the question's 25 -> DAG, deferred)
+        body = "Rachel is 12. Her grandfather is 7 times her age. Her mother is half that. Her father is 5 years older."
+        scalars = {c.cue: c for c in extract_comparative_scalars(body)}
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(12, "years", "12"),
+            steps=(
+                comparative_step(scalars["times"]),   # x7  (digit comparative)
+                comparative_step(scalars["half"]),     # x0.5
+                Step("add", _q(5, "years", "5"), cue="older"),
+            ),
+        )
+        assert chain.answer == 47.0
+        sv = self_verifies(chain, body)
+        assert sv.verified is True, sv.reasons
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# completeness over body (digit comparative consumes its body quantity)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestCompletenessWithComparatives:
+    def test_digit_comparative_consumes_body_quantity(self) -> None:
+        # "7 times" consumes body "7" -> chain using 12 + (x7) is complete over {12,7}
+        body = "Rachel is 12. Her grandfather is 7 times her age."
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars(body)
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(12, "years", "12"),
+            steps=(comparative_step(cs),),
+        )
+        assert self_verifies(chain, body).verified is True
+
+    def test_ignoring_a_body_quantity_is_incomplete(self) -> None:
+        body = "Rachel is 12 years old. Her grandfather is 7 times her age. She has 30 coins."
+        (cs,) = extract_comparative_scalars(body)
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(  # ignores the stated "30 coins"
+            start=_q(12, "years", "12"),
+            steps=(comparative_step(cs),),
+        )
+        sv = self_verifies(chain, body)
+        assert sv.verified is False
+        assert any("incomplete" in r for r in sv.reasons)
+
+    def test_comparative_cue_absent_refuses(self) -> None:
+        # a comparative step whose cue is not in the text -> ungrounded
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(12, "years", "12"),
+            steps=(Step("multiply", _q(3.0, "", "three"), cue="times", comparative=True),),
+        )
+        sv = self_verifies(chain, "Rachel is 12.")  # no "times"
+        assert sv.verified is False
+        assert any("cue" in r for r in sv.reasons)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# question-target matching (MS-2)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class TestTargetMatch:
+    def test_target_unit_match_resolves(self) -> None:
+        text = "He has 6 boxes for 50 each."
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(6, "boxes", "6"),
+            steps=(Step("multiply", _q(50, "each", "50"), cue="for"),),
+        )
+        res = select_self_verified([chain], text, target_units=("boxes",))
+        assert res is not None and res.answer == 300.0
+
+    def test_target_unit_mismatch_refuses(self) -> None:
+        # chain answers in "boxes" but the question asked for "reps" -> refuse
+        text = "He has 6 boxes for 50 each."
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(6, "boxes", "6"),
+            steps=(Step("multiply", _q(50, "each", "50"), cue="for"),),
+        )
+        assert select_self_verified([chain], text, target_units=("reps",)) is None
+
+    def test_empty_target_imposes_no_constraint(self) -> None:
+        text = "He has 6 boxes for 50 each."
+        chain = GroundedDerivation(
+            start=_q(6, "boxes", "6"),
+            steps=(Step("multiply", _q(50, "each", "50"), cue="for"),),
+        )
+        assert select_self_verified([chain], text, target_units=()) is not None