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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

plural

The team is/are looking at this problem.

Coldplay is/are playing tonight.

The audience cheers/cheer when he unveils their latest product.

Which is correct?
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Both forms are correct. It depends on whether you are talking about the team/Coldplay or the audience as a single entity, or each individual as part of a whole. ie: The team is looking : as a whole or The team are looking: each member as part of a whole

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  • Both forms are correct.
  • It depends on whether you are talking about the team/Coldplay or the audience as a single entity, or each individual as part of a whole.
  • ie: The team is looking : as a whole or The team are looking: each member as part of a whole
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Both forms are correct. It depends on whether you are talking about the team/Coldplay or the audience as a single entity, or each individual as part of a whole.

ie: The team is looking : as a whole

or

The team are looking: each member as part of a whole
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They are both correct. It depends on whether you are looking at The team/Coldplay or the audience as a single entity or as parts of a whole.

The team is looking: The team as a whole is looking.
The team are looking: Each member of the team as part of the whole.

Coldplay is : The band as a whole.
Coldplay are: Each member of the band as part of the whole band.
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