int main(void){
    char name[8], comName[24];
    int numComponents, numSchemes, i;


    printf("nnHow many marking components in the course? ");
    scanf("%d", &numComponents);
    char *listComponents[numComponents];

    i=0;
    while (i<numComponents){
        printf("tenter next component name: ");
        scanf("%s", name);
        listComponents[i] = name;
        i++;
    }

    printf("nThis is name #1 =     %s", listComponents[0]);
    printf("nThis is name #2 =     %s", listComponents[1]);
    printf("nThis is name #3 =     %s", listComponents[2]);


}

listComponents[i] = name;