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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Audience

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I'm wondring, audience is plural word but I saw audiences on the internet.'It should be wrong .Am I right?

Audiences UK helps the arts and cultural sector work more effectively through a greater understanding of their audiences.

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The word "audience" takes a singular verb, although, in a sense, it is "plural," as an audience is composed of many people. The word "audiences," the plural of the word "audience," is correct - here you're talking, in an abstract sort of way, about several audiences. For example: The audience tonight is rowdy.

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  • The word "audience" takes a singular verb, although, in a sense, it is "plural," as an audience is composed of many people.
  • The word "audiences," the plural of the word "audience," is correct - here you're talking, in an abstract sort of way, about several audiences.
  • For example: The audience tonight is rowdy.
  • The audiences in this town are generally well-mannered.
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The word "audience" takes a singular verb, although, in a sense, it is "plural," as an audience is composed of many people. The word "audiences," the plural of the word "audience," is correct - here you're talking, in an abstract sort of way, about several audiences. For example:

The audience tonight is rowdy.

The audiences in this town are generally well-mannered.
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quaerereverumaudience is plural word
No. It's a singular noun, but it's a collective noun. It signifies one collection of people gathered together in one place (for a concert, play, movie, etc.).

Within a given evening in the same city, you may have one audience at an opera, another audience at a movie, another audience at a circus. That's t
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