diff --git a/crates/deno_task_shell/src/grammar.pest b/crates/deno_task_shell/src/grammar.pest
index b5fc4ea..1580700 100644
--- a/crates/deno_task_shell/src/grammar.pest
+++ b/crates/deno_task_shell/src/grammar.pest
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COMMENT = _{ "#" ~ (!NEWLINE ~ ANY)* }
 QUOTED_WORD = { DOUBLE_QUOTED | SINGLE_QUOTED }
 
 UNQUOTED_PENDING_WORD = ${
-    (!(RESERVED_WORD | WHITESPACE | OPERATOR | NEWLINE) ~ (
+    (!RESERVED_WORD ~ !(WHITESPACE | OPERATOR | NEWLINE) ~ (
         EXIT_STATUS | 
         UNQUOTED_ESCAPE_CHAR | 
         SUB_COMMAND | 
diff --git a/scripts/for_loop.sh b/scripts/for_loop.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3566e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/for_loop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+for i in {1,2,3}
+do
+  echo "Number: $i"
+done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/if_else.sh b/scripts/if_else.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaa9fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/if_else.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if [[ $FOO == "bar" ]] then
+    echo "FOO is bar"
+else
+    echo "FOO is not bar"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/while_loop.sh b/scripts/while_loop.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ff3a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/while_loop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+COUNTER=0
+while [  $COUNTER -lt 10 ]; do
+    echo The counter is $COUNTER
+    let COUNTER=COUNTER+1 
+done