What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE ?

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What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE ?..

Answer / aji cherian

Continue - The control will go to the line next to a scope
terminator.
Next senece - The control will go to the next line after a
period symbol.

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What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE ?..

Answer / mdvasanth86

continue -> NEXT STATEMENT
next sentence -> NEXT SENTENCE (After the period(.))

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