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4,303 Pointserror: ';' expected
String past tense verb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb: ");
String pet food = console.readLine("Enter a pet food: ");
1 Answer
Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsVariable names are not allowed to have spaces in them, so the compiler is expecting ';' after each space in your variable name. So, you just need to remove the spaces from past tense verb
and pet food
:
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter a past tense verb: ");
String petFood = console.readLine("Enter a pet food: ");
Nila Palmo Ram
4,303 PointsThanks! :)
Alexandra Dudari
13,512 PointsAlexandra Dudari
13,512 PointsHello! The name of the variable should be in camelCase. For example, you need to name your variables like this: petFood, pastTenseVerb.