x = 0 # evaluate whether x is holding a value > 0 if x > 0: print ("x is positive!") # if the above condition evalutes to False then we will # ask a "follow-up" question using the "elif" statement elif x == 0: print ("x is zero!") # if the condition above evalutes to False then we should # execute the block associated with the "else" statement else: print ("x is less than 0!") # after the 'if' statement (note the indentation) print ("This line will always print")