Oceanlike
Senior Member
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- Nov 15, 2014
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Singapore
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- Singapore
I don’t know if I should use a singular or plural verb for the following question. I want to use plural ‘were’ because of the word ‘many’. However, if instead of ‘many’, it has ‘someone’ in its place, should ‘audience’ then be seen as a collective noun instead of individual members of the audience?
Question: The audience was/were enjoying the hilarious act so much that someone/many nearly fell off their seats.
Thank you! :-D
Question: The audience was/were enjoying the hilarious act so much that someone/many nearly fell off their seats.
Thank you! :-D