Choose the correct sentence. a. after graduating from st. louis university in just three years, sharon was quickly hired by the major corporation. b. after graduating from st. louis university in just three years, sharon was quickly hired by a major corporation. c. after graduating from the st. louis university in just three years, sharon was quickly hired by a major corporation. d. after graduating from a st. louis university in just three years, sharon was quickly hired by major corporation.

The correct answer is: B. After graduating from St. Louis University in just three years, Sharon was quickly hired by a major corporation.

Explanation:

We have very similar sentences, however letter B is the correct one. Firstly. because we don't use "The" when the name of the University comes first, for instance, if instead of St. Louis University, the sentence had said "University if St. Louis, then "The" would have come first: The University of St. Louis. Then, we have, "a" or "the" for referring to a random company, which is very important, but we don't know its name; here, we have to use "a" and not "the" for this reason

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).