QuickBASIC has stopped doing an item-by-item translation of the program line at the highlighted item. The error is ordinarily to the left of the item. You could a. Substitute one of the items suggested in the dialog box, immediately to the left of the highlighted item b. Correct any misspelled keywords to the left of the highlighted item. c. If you need to compare the structure of the problem statement with the correct structure, move the cursor to a keyword in the statement and press F1. The correct structure (or syntax) will appear in the Help window.