The NORMS project has created ten form-focused subgroups, each investigating a different area of Scandinavian variation. The current groups, and the person responsible for each, are as follows:
| 1. | The syntax of noun phrases | Øystein Alexander Vangsnes, Tromsø |
| 2. | Verb placement in main and embedded clauses | Höskuldur Thráinsson, Reykjavík |
| 3. | The syntax of the left periphery | Kristine Bentzen, Tromsø |
| 4. | Object shift | Sten Vikner, Århus |
| 5. | Verb particle constructions | Peter Svenonius, Tromsø |
| 6. | Argument structure | Christer Platzack, Lund |
| 7. | Subject types | Tor Anders Åfarli, Trondheim |
| 8. | Auxiliaries and modality | Kristin Melum Eide, Trondheim |
| 9. | Pragmatic particles | Jan-Ola Östman, Helsinki |
| 10. | Negation and negative polarity | Janne Bondi Johannessen, Oslo |