Use Braces to Enclose a Block of Statements

A block of statements in C# is a series of individual statements enclosed by a set of curly braces ({, }).  You can typically include a block of statements wherever a single statement is expected.
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// Single statement follows if
if (<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek</span> == DayOfWeek.Monday)
    Console.WriteLine("Getting to work");
 
// Block of statements follows if
if (<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">DateTime.Now.DayOfWeek</span> == DayOfWeek.Saturday)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Making pancakes");
    Console.WriteLine("Washing my socks");
    Console.WriteLine("Mowing the lawn");
}
Although far less common, you can also include a block of statements to arbitrarily group a set of statements within a longer sequence of statements.
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Console.WriteLine("Reading Edith Wharton");
 
{
    Console.WriteLine("Eating lunch");
    Console.WriteLine("Washing my hands");
}
 
Console.WriteLine("Studying Byzantium");
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