The parallel element is the repeating “whether” clause. Here is an example of a sentence lacking parallel construction: The opening statement is intended to inform the jury about the nature of the ...

In celebration of National Grammar Day, today’s training comes from NewsU’s most popular course: Cleaning Your Copy. Can’t figure out why a sentence just doesn’t sound right. The problem might be a ...

PARALLEL construction is one of the most powerful tools for organizing and presenting ideas in writing. Indeed, it cannot be overemphasized that making sentences grammatically and semantically correct ...

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Today the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to “parallel construction,” the government’s practice of falsifying a trail of evidence in order to conceal ...

What does parallel construction look like? We identified a case in Arizona where government officials illegally tracked a suspect’s rental car with a GPS device they’d secretly installed without a ...

As pressure increases to understand capital cost prior to the first spade touching dirt, more healthcare owners are turning to a Parallel Estimating process to improve understanding of exposure and ...