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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As emphasized in the preceding chapter, the basic rule for parallel construction is to never mix grammatical forms when presenting similar or related ideas. A sentence that presents two or more serial ...