Syntax Errors

Match the code on the left to the syntax error on the right. If you get stuck, try typing the expression into the editor and see what happens!

Code What’s the error?

Code			What’s the error?
`1+2`	1	A	missing parentheses
`3 < 4 or 5 > 10`	2	B	space between function and arguments
`"I never make mistakes!`	3	C	wrong keyword
`"star (50, "solid", "red")`	4	D	no whitespace around the operator
`"circle(100 "solid" "pink")`	5	E	unclosed string
`function f(x): x + 1 end`	6	F	missing colon
`fun g(x) num-sqr(x) end`	7	G	missing commas

1+2

missing parentheses

3 < 4 or 5 > 10

space between function and arguments

"I never make mistakes!

wrong keyword

"star (50, "solid", "red")

no whitespace around the operator

"circle(100 "solid" "pink")

unclosed string

function f(x): x + 1 end

missing colon

fun g(x) num-sqr(x) end

missing commas

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