Rule Definition
The NEXT SENTENCE statement is a GO TO-like statement, which transfers control to the next sentence in the code; since a period indicates the end of the current sentence, the NEXT SENTENCE statement can lead to programming errors when a period is removed or added without proper care.

Remediation
Replace the NEXT SENTENCE by CONTINUE as much as possible.

Violation Code Sample

* If INPUT-REC-TYPE = 0 then INPUT-COUNT is not 
* incremented...
     IF NOT INPUT-EOF
        IF INPUT-REC-TYPE = '55'
           PERFORM 2100-PROCESS-WTN
        ELSE
           NEXT SENTENCE
        END-IF
        ADD +1 TO INPUT-COUNT.

Fixed Code Sample

* If INPUT-REC-TYPE = 0 then INPUT-COUNT is 
* incremented.
     IF NOT INPUT-EOF
        IF INPUT-REC-TYPE = '55'
           PERFORM 2100-PROCESS-WTN
        ELSE
           CONTINUE
        END-IF
        ADD +1 TO INPUT-COUNT.