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This paper explores the basic structures of Clausal Gerund (henceforth CG) in Manipuri within the core idea of Minimalist Program (1995). The idea of AGREE in the syntactic derivation is built-in between the verbal domain, the probe, and the argument DP, the goal through valuation approach. Examining the behavior of these gerunds in respect of how they license overt or covert DPs most often marked with accusative Case (for internal arguments) as well as nominative case (for external arguments) are blocked from Case-less positions, this paper climaxes the insights for the researchers to embody some ultimate understanding of the syntax of defective sentential domains in general. Primarily, the paper will consider two gerund structures to be (i) the subject must be PRO and (ii) the subject must be lexical one. In order to defend the idea of CGs, a theoretical approach along with the supporting empirical examples will be provided and so reaching the finale juncture where the distributive restrictions of CGs on the source of the interaction between Case and AGREE valuation will be shown on the ground of limited possibility of A-movement out of a CG. Key words: Verbal noun, Case, Agree