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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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The expectant/expecting audience are waiting for
The expectant/expecting audience are waiting for the singer's debut performance to begin.
Hi,
Do both expectant and expecting fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Hi,
Do both expectant and expecting fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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Hi Angliholic, 'Expectant' is an adjective, and 'expecting' is a verb. You need 'expectant' here because in this case you want it to come across that the audience is 'looking forward to' seeing the singer's debut. In other words, 'expectant' says something about the audience.
- Hi Angliholic, 'Expectant' is an adjective, and 'expecting' is a verb.
- You need 'expectant' here because in this case you want it to come across that the audience is 'looking forward to' seeing the singer's debut.
- In other words, 'expectant' says something about the audience.
- : The expectant audience were expecting [object]...
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Hi Angliholic,
'Expectant' is an adjective, and 'expecting' is a verb. You need 'expectant' here because in this case you want it to come across that the audience is 'looking forward to' seeing the singer's debut. In other words, 'expectant' says something about the audience.
'Expecting' needs to be used with an object (unless it has something to do with pregnancy), i.e.:
'Expectant' is an adjective, and 'expecting' is a verb. You need 'expectant' here because in this case you want it to come across that the audience is 'looking forward to' seeing the singer's debut. In other words, 'expectant' says something about the audience.
'Expecting' needs to be used with an object (unless it has something to do with pregnancy), i.e.:
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