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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'audience" - singular or plural?

the target audience "is" tweens and teens

the target audience "are" tweens and teens

which is correct
  

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Even though the audience may be made up of many individuals, it is a singular word, like team, congregation, cast, Congress, Parliament .

— Philip

  • Even though the audience may be made up of many individuals, it is a singular word, like team, congregation, cast, Congress, Parliament .
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Even though the audience may be made up of many individuals, it is a singular word, like team, congregation, cast, Congress, Parliament.
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Hi,

It is a collective noun and ...........is singular.

Thanks.
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Both is and are are acceptable after many words that are grammatically singular but are made up of many people. American English prefers the singular verb forms whereas the plural is very common in British English. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have ever heard a British sports commentator use the singular verb when referring to a football/soccer team, for example: E
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The target audience are parents, teachers and students.

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the target audience is 'tweens and teens'

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