Which sentence uses punctuation correctly? a. are you referring to lewis carroll's poem, "jabberwocky," or to the complete novel in which it first appeared? b. are you referring to lewis carroll's poem, "jabberwocky" or to the complete novel in which it first appeared? c. are you referring to lewis carroll's poem "jabberwocky" or to the complete novel in which it first appeared? d. are you referring, to lewis carroll's poem "jabberwocky," or to the complete novel in which it first appeared?

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).

i believe it is the bright red satin shirt.