Pretty sure lines 2 through 5 should look more like

    <!--[if IE 8]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9" lang="en" > <![endif]-->
    <!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en" > <!--<![endif]-->

The new lines are somewhat nit-picky, but note the attributes of the second `html` element.