diff --git a/symbol_table.c b/symbol_table.c
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+//Defining a symbol table
+//Using a Linked List Structure. Head of linked List points to parent scope (if one exists)
+//Tail of Linked List points to a Linked List of all the child scopes
+//T
+//*#include "symbol_table.h"
+/*
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+typedef struct ListOfTable{
+        struct SymbolTable* table;
+        //struct ListOfTable* prev;
+        struct ListOfTable* next;
+
+}ListOfTable;
+
+typedef union Value{
+        int* value_of_int;
+        void* value_of_pointer;
+        bool* value_of_bool;
+        char* value_of_char;
+        }Value;
+
+typedef struct TableNode{
+        char* theType;
+        char* theName;
+        Value* value;
+        struct TableNode* next;
+        //this next value is an int for string types to tell you how far to traverse a buffer for the string
+        int StrLength;
+    }TableNode;
+    
+typedef struct SymbolTable{
+        TableNode* entries;
+        struct SymbolTable* Parent_Scope;
+        struct ListOfTable* Children_Scope;
+        int Line_Number;
+        int Column_Number;
+    }SymbolTable;
+
+*/
+    
+SymbolTable* CreateScope(SymbolTable* ParentScope, int Line, int Column){
+        SymbolTable* table = (SymbolTable*)malloc(sizeof(SymbolTable));
+        table->Line_Number = Line;
+        table->Column_Number = Column;
+        table->Parent_Scope = ParentScope;
+        table->Children_Scope = NULL;
+        table->entries = NULL;
+        if(ParentScope != NULL){
+        if(ParentScope->Children_Scope == NULL){
+               ListOfTable* newEntry = (ListOfTable*)malloc(sizeof(ListOfTable));
+               newEntry->next = NULL;
+               //newEntry->prev = NULL;
+               newEntry->table = table;
+               ParentScope->Children_Scope = newEntry;
+               } else{
+                    ListOfTable* newEntry = (ListOfTable*)malloc(sizeof(ListOfTable));
+                    //newEntry->prev = NULL;
+                    newEntry->table= table;
+                    ListOfTable* oldEntry = ParentScope->Children_Scope;
+                    ParentScope->Children_Scope = newEntry;
+                    newEntry->next = oldEntry;
+                }
+          }
+            return table;
+          }
+    
+    
+TableNode* CreateEntry(SymbolTable* table, char* typeOf, char* id, Value* value, int StringLength){
+         if(table->entries == NULL){
+                 TableNode* newEntry = (TableNode*)malloc(sizeof(TableNode));
+                 newEntry->theType = typeOf;
+                 newEntry->theName = id;
+                 newEntry->value = value;
+                 newEntry->StrLength = StringLength;
+                 return newEntry;
+                 } else{
+                    TableNode* newEntry = (TableNode*)malloc(sizeof(TableNode));
+                    newEntry->theType = typeOf;
+                    newEntry->theName = id;
+                    newEntry->value = value;
+                    newEntry->StrLength = StringLength;
+                    TableNode* oldEntry = table->entries;
+                    table->entries = newEntry;
+                    newEntry->next = oldEntry;
+                    return newEntry;
+                }
+            }
+
+//uncomment the below main function along with the headers above for a simple standalone test of table and entry creation    
+/*    
+int main(){
+        char* String = "STRING";
+        char* X = "X";
+        Value* ofX = (Value*)malloc(sizeof(Value));
+        ofX->value_of_char = X;
+        SymbolTable* Second = CreateScope(NULL, 2,2);
+        printf("Line number is %d, Column number of scope is %d\n",Second->Line_Number,Second->Column_Number);
+        TableNode* First_Entry = CreateEntry(Second,String,X,ofX,-1);
+        printf("The value of the first entry is %s\n",First_Entry->value->value_of_char);
+        return 0;
+    }
+*/
diff --git a/symbol_table.h b/symbol_table.h
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+++ b/symbol_table.h
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+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+typedef struct ListOfTable{
+        struct SymbolTable* table;
+        //struct ListOfTable* prev;
+        struct ListOfTable* next;
+
+}ListOfTable;
+
+typedef union Value{
+        int* value_of_int;
+        void* value_of_pointer;
+        bool* value_of_bool;
+        char* value_of_char;
+        }Value;
+
+typedef struct TableNode{
+        char* theType;
+        char* theName;
+        Value* value;
+        struct TableNode* next;
+        //this next value is an int for string types to tell you how far to traverse a buffer for the string
+        int StrLength;
+}TableNode;
+
+typedef struct SymbolTable{
+        TableNode* entries;
+        struct SymbolTable* Parent_Scope;
+        struct ListOfTable* Children_Scope;
+        int Line_Number;
+        int Column_Number;
+}SymbolTable;
diff --git a/tests/test_comment_issues.tok b/tests/test_comment_issues.tok
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