Discussion
The default resolution a parser generator applies to a shift-reduce conflict is
Answer: A
Correct answer: to shift, which realises the nearest if rule for the dangling else
Generators resolve shift-reduce conflicts in favour of shifting and usually report the count without stopping. For the dangling else this gives exactly the conventional interpretation, binding each else to the nearest unmatched if - which is why languages with this ambiguity are parsed successfully by generated parsers every day.
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