diff --git a/parso/python/normalizer.py b/parso/python/normalizer.py
index 04aea04..d87605d 100644
--- a/parso/python/normalizer.py
+++ b/parso/python/normalizer.py
@@ -439,11 +439,31 @@ class ErrorFinder(Normalizer):
 
     def _check_assignment(self, node, is_deletion=False):
         error = None
-        if node.type == 'lambdef':
+        type_ = node.type
+        if type_ == 'lambdef':
             error = 'lambda'
-        elif node.type == 'atom':
+        elif type_ == 'atom':
             first, second = node.children[:2]
             error = _get_comprehension_type(node)
+            if error is None:
+                if second.type in ('dictorsetmaker', 'string'):
+                    error = 'literal'
+                elif first == '(':
+                    if second.type == 'yield_expr':
+                        error = 'yield expression'
+        elif type_ == 'keyword':
+            error = 'keyword'
+        elif type_ == 'operator':
+            if node.value == '...':
+                error = 'Ellipsis'
+        elif type_ == 'comparison':
+            error = 'comparison'
+        elif type_ in ('string', 'number'):
+            error = 'literal'
+        elif type_ == 'yield_expr':
+            # This one seems to be a slightly different warning in Python.
+            message = 'assignment to yield expression not possible'
+            self._add_syntax_error(message, node)
 
         if error is not None:
             message = "can't %s %s" % ("delete" if is_deletion else "assign to", error)
diff --git a/test/test_python_errors.py b/test/test_python_errors.py
index da1d165..81dee34 100644
--- a/test/test_python_errors.py
+++ b/test/test_python_errors.py
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ def test_indentation_errors(code, positions):
         'from .__future__ import whatever',
         'def f(x=3, y): pass',
         'lambda x=3, y: x',
-        #'None = 1',
-        #'(True,) = x',
-        #'([False], a) = x',
         #'__debug__ = 1'
         # Mostly 3.6 relevant
         '[]: int',
@@ -108,6 +105,21 @@ def test_indentation_errors(code, positions):
         '{x for x in y} = 1',
         '{x:x for x in y} = 1',
         '(x for x in y) = 1',
+        'None = 1',
+        '... = 1',
+        'a == b = 1',
+        '{a, b} = 1',
+        '{a: b} = 1',
+        '1 = 1',
+        '"" = 1',
+        'b"" = 1',
+        'b"" = 1',
+        '"" "" = 1',
+        'def foo(): (yield 1) = 3',
+        'def foo(): x = yield 1 = 3'
+        '',
+        #'(True,) = x',
+        #'([False], a) = x',
 
         # SyntaxErrors from Python/symtable.c
         'def f(x, x): pass',