audience: singular or plural forms?
發表於 : 週日 6月 26, 2011 5:45 pm
My dear YOYO friends,
I have two questions:
In terms of the word "audience," when should I use a singular or a plural form? Here are sentences quoted from dictionaries.
1. There are more and more TV shows catering to young male audiences.
2. These advertisements are geared towards a younger audience.
3. Why do people take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera in front of a studio audience
I kind of understand that in the 3rd sentence, it is referring to the specific audience that are in that particular studio and that's why it is in a singular form.
Why do we use the plural form in the first sentence but the singular form in the 2nd?
As for the verb following the word "audience," should we use a plural or singular form? The Longman dictionary says that it should be followed by a plural verb, but the sentence below uses a singular verb.
The audience was selected to create a microcosm of American society.
I have two questions:
In terms of the word "audience," when should I use a singular or a plural form? Here are sentences quoted from dictionaries.
1. There are more and more TV shows catering to young male audiences.
2. These advertisements are geared towards a younger audience.
3. Why do people take part in these shows and spill their guts on camera in front of a studio audience
I kind of understand that in the 3rd sentence, it is referring to the specific audience that are in that particular studio and that's why it is in a singular form.
Why do we use the plural form in the first sentence but the singular form in the 2nd?
As for the verb following the word "audience," should we use a plural or singular form? The Longman dictionary says that it should be followed by a plural verb, but the sentence below uses a singular verb.
The audience was selected to create a microcosm of American society.