VMS Help  —  COBOL  PROCEDURE_DIVISION, IF
  The IF statement evaluates a condition.  The condition's truth value
  determines the program action that follows.

  Format -

   IF condition THEN { { stment-1 } ... }
                     { NEXT SENTENCE    }

      [ ELSE { stment-2 } ... [ END-IF ] ]
      [ ELSE NEXT SENTENCE               ]
      [ END-IF                           ]

1  –  stment

  an imperative or conditional statement.  An imperative statement can
  precede a conditional statement.
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