Structured English - Elements

Elements

Structured English or "pseudocode" consists of the following elements:

  1. Operation statements written as English phrases executed from the top down
  2. Conditional blocks indicated by keywords such as IF, THEN, and ELSE
  3. Repetition blocks indicated by keywords such as DO, WHILE, and UNTIL

Use the following guidelines when writing Structured English:

  1. Statements should be clear and unambiguous
  2. Use one line per logical element
  3. All logic should be expressed in operational, conditional, and repetition blocks
  4. Logical blocks should be indented to show relationship
  5. Keywords should be capitalized

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