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In American English, "audience" takes a singular verb, so the correct form would be "The audience was listening." In British English, however, collective nouns like "audience" often take a plural verb, and "The audience were listening" would be correct.
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Which is the correct verb for the following sentence The AUDIENCE claps or clap to show its appreciation?
The correct verb is claps, the subject noun 'audience' is a singular noun (one audience). Notice that the singular possessive adjective 'its' is used to describe the appreciation of the audience.
What is the plural of audience?
audiences Audience is a collective noun. It means it's a group of people so there is no plural form. e.g. The audience was listening to the performance. The sentence is incorrect if you say: The audiences were listening to the performance. All collective nouns MUST have their own plural forms or they are NOT collective: hence, flock and flocks, team and teams, herd and herds, audience and audiences, etc. This rule helps one decide if a noun is collective or not.
What is the correct way to say Linda are you listening to me?
Linda, are you listening to me?
This is whoever will be reading or listening to a piece of work?
audience
What is a collective noun for people listening in a theatre?
The standard collective noun is: an audience of listeners
When was The Audience's Listening created?
The Audience's Listening was created in 2006.
Which is the correct verb for the following sentence The AUDIENCE claps or clap to show its appreciation?
The correct verb is claps, the subject noun 'audience' is a singular noun (one audience). Notice that the singular possessive adjective 'its' is used to describe the appreciation of the audience.
What is a sentence for the word lastly?
Lastly, she concluded her presentation by thanking the audience for their attention.
Is correct write in the listening parts?
is correct write "in the listening parts" or "on the listening parts"
Is that the jest of the conversation - is that sentence correct?
While the 2 young ladies had a conversation, a man stood listening in.
What is a group of people listening called?
An audience or a crowd.
How do you spell listerning?
The correct spelling is "listening" (hearing).
What makes a good audience?
listening well
What is the plural of audience?
audiences Audience is a collective noun. It means it's a group of people so there is no plural form. e.g. The audience was listening to the performance. The sentence is incorrect if you say: The audiences were listening to the performance. All collective nouns MUST have their own plural forms or they are NOT collective: hence, flock and flocks, team and teams, herd and herds, audience and audiences, etc. This rule helps one decide if a noun is collective or not.
What is the correct way to say Linda are you listening to me?
Linda, are you listening to me?
Which is a way that a speakers help an audience use active listening?
Anticipating audience response
What is the correct punctuation for After listening to the concert Liane had one response magnificent?
The correct punctuation for the sentence should be: "After listening to the concert, Liane had one response: magnificent." The commas are used to separate the introductory phrase "After listening to the concert" and the name "Liane." Additionally, the colon is used to introduce the response "magnificent."
