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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Audience was / were

Can I say,

The audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, The audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema. In BrE, you can use either verb. If 'audience' is thought of as a group, use 'was'.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say, The audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema.
  • In BrE, you can use either verb.
  • If 'audience' is thought of as a group, use 'was'.
  • If viewed as members, use 'were'.
  • I believe, AmE allows only 'was'.
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
The audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema.

In BrE, you can use either verb. If 'audience' is thought of as a group, use 'was'. If viewed as members, use 'were'.

I believe, AmE allows only 'was'.
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Vincent TeoThe audience was / were quite watching the movie in the cinema.
Quite is wrong in your sentence. Do you mean quietly?

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