a construal or information packaging of two events such that the two events are construed as parts of a complex whole. Example: in Jim was promoted and Cindy quit, the events of Jim being promoted and Cindy quitting are conceived of as parts of a complex whole (e.g. a causal sequence). A complex figure packaging construes the events as equal in status, and also requires a common denominator for the two events. This information packaging is found in coordinate constructions. (Section 15.1.3)