Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• Sep 21, 2011 ... ... countable and uncountable noun. It depends actually on the reference. The audience were devided in their opinion. THe audience is patient.
• Feb 21, 2012 ... The audience were divided in their appreciation of the concert. ... the members of the set, he could use "The people in the audience were.
• The audience was applauding like mad and stamping their feet in excitement. The audience were applauding like mad and stamping their feet in excitement.
• Jul 20, 2006 ... It is as if the audience were/was sitting inside the car, witnessing this brutal act. Could somebody also tell me if the comma after car is needed?

• Feb 21, 2012 ... @MehperC.Palavuzlar: 1. The audience was united in its appreciation of the concert. 2. The audience were divided in their appreciation of the ...
• The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes. an audience of 10 000 The debate was televised in front of a live audience. Wordfinderaudience, auditorium  ...
• Collective nouns
• as if the audience , were> ... ? Discussion in 'English Only' started by tigerduck, Jul 20, 2006. Previous Thread Next Thread. Loading.
• The audience was/were ?clearly ?delighted with the ?performance. The ?magic show had a lot of audience ?participation, with ?people ?shouting things to ...