RosettaCodeData/Task/Comma-quibbling/Liberty-BASIC/comma-quibbling.basic

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do
read in$
if in$ ="END" then wait
w =wordCount( in$)
select case w
case 0
o$ ="{}"
case 1
o$ ="{" +in$ +"}"
case 2
o$ ="{" +word$( in$, 1) +" and " +word$( in$, 2) +"}"
case else
o$ ="{"
o$ =o$ +word$( in$, 1)
for k =2 to w -1
o$ =o$ +", " +word$( in$, k)
next k
o$ =o$ +" and " +word$( in$, w) +"}"
end select
if w =1 then
print "'"; in$; "'"; " held "; w; " word. "; tab( 30); o$
else
print "'"; in$; "'"; " held "; w; " words. "; tab( 30); o$
end if
loop until 0
wait
function wordCount( IN$)
wordCount =1
for i =1 to len( IN$)
if mid$( IN$, i, 1) =" " then wordCount =wordCount +1
next i
end function
end
data "" 'No input words.
data "ABC" 'One input word.
data "ABC DEF" 'Two words.
data "ABC DEF G" 'Three words.
data "ABC DEF G H" 'Four words.
data "END" 'Sentinel for EOD.