Structured english

Also known as pseudocode


Structured english is a way of writing algorithms that look like plain english. Structured english is also called pseudocode.

Language

Structured english is not commonly bound to any syntax but generally follows the same design

Key words

Key words are commonly put in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Operations

  • BEGIN
  • END
  • INPUT
  • OUTPUT
  • PRINT
  • READ
  • WRITE

Decisions

  • IF
  • THEN
  • ELSE
  • ELSEIF
  • WHEN

Repetition

  • FOR
  • REPEAT UNTIL
  • WHILE
  • WHILE NOT