Mary goes to the gym to exercise after work because she says her husband, John, comes home late every night. John stays at work late because he says Mary works out every night anyway. Which principle of organizing and imposing structure is involved?

punctuating

Explanation:

John and Mary are husband and wife and both are working people.

Mary goes to gym after office because she thinks that John, her husband comes to home late from office. And John works late in the office because he thinks that Mary goes to gym for exercising after office.

Both of them have their own reasons for their beliefs and both reasons can be considered true.

Thus, John and Mary involves punctuating principle of organizing and imposing structure.

Thus the answer is punctuating principle.