What is the syntax and semantics of a programming language?

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The syntax of a language describes the arrangement of words and punctuations that are
legal in the language. The syntax of a language is synonymous with the grammar of a language.
The semantics of a language describes the meaning of things written while following the syntax
rules of the language. The syntax describes how you write a program and the semantics describes
what happens when you run the program.

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A) a value only if the condition is true. B) one value when the condition is true and another value when the condition is false. C) a value only if the condition is false. D) the same value for conditions that evaluate to true or false.

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