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English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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(a) (a/the) University structure
(b) the structure of (a/the) University
© (a/the) University’s structure

Dozy, I’ve just learnt that (b) and © are equally possible.
But I have two questions for you:

  1. Is there any difference between them in terms of formality?
  2. Is (a) correct?

Many thanks…

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  1. Arguably (b) is more formal, but both are acceptable in pretty much any context.

  2. (a) is also correct (“University” is used attributively).

When referring to “a university”, the word “university” should not be capitalised (as it is not a proper name). “the University” is normally OK when referring to a specific institution, but I don’t think I would capitalise it in “the university structure”. This is not clear cut, however.