States and photo captions





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I have read that plural nouns of states need the article “the”, is that correct? So in photo captions do I have to say like this?
The Hinagdanan Cave in Bohol, the Philippines. And
Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA.
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  • Captions, like signs, often omit the definite article (definite by default).
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The Hinagdanan Cave in Bohol, the Philippines. And
Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA.
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The Hinagdanan Cave in Bohol, the Philippines. And
Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA.
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The Hinagdanan Cave in Bohol, the Philippines. And
Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA.
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  • Captions, like signs, often omit the definite article (definite by default).
    – AmI
    Nov 20 at 19:17


















  • Captions, like signs, often omit the definite article (definite by default).
    – AmI
    Nov 20 at 19:17
















Captions, like signs, often omit the definite article (definite by default).
– AmI
Nov 20 at 19:17




Captions, like signs, often omit the definite article (definite by default).
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