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Grammar, Capitalization - State of Tennessee

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joykatl
 
Reply Mon 27 Jul, 2015 01:02 pm
Which of the following uses the correct capitalization?
A tireless promoter of the state of Tennessee, and his hometown of Chattanooga, Bill Smith died in 2013.

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A tireless promoter of the State of Tennessee, and his hometown of Chattanooga, Bill Smith died in 2013.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jul, 2015 01:05 pm
@joykatl,
first option
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 27 Jul, 2015 01:14 pm
The comma is not needed in first clause.

supporter of Tennessee and his hometown, ...
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