The audience for the new opera, an inventive rendition of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees paused for some moments before applauding vigorously at its conclusion.
(A) was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees
(B) were clearly enthralled by the show for they
(C) were clearly enthralled by the show as they
(D) was clearly enthralled by the show for they
(E) was clearly enthralled by the show as is clear since its attendees
OA [spoiler](A)[/spoiler]
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Here "audience" is a collective noun -- so "was" should be used.komal wrote:The audience for the new opera, an inventive rendition of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees paused for some moments before applauding vigorously at its conclusion.
(A) was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees
(B) were clearly enthralled by the show for they
(C) were clearly enthralled by the show as they
(D) was clearly enthralled by the show for they
(E) was clearly enthralled by the show as is clear since its attendees
OA [spoiler](A)[/spoiler]
Rules out B,C
Now, "they" has a pronoun error. What is "they" referring to? (they cannot refer to audience, since audience is singular)
Rules out D,E
A- correctly mentions "attendees" who paused for some moments ......
Hence IMO A
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audience can't be antecedent of pronouns in bold(they), eliminate B, C, Dkomal wrote:The audience for the new opera, an inventive rendition of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees paused for some moments before applauding vigorously at its conclusion.
(A) was clearly enthralled by the show for the attendees
(B) were clearly enthralled by the show for they
(C) were clearly enthralled by the show as they
(D) was clearly enthralled by the show for they
(E) was clearly enthralled by the show as is clear since its attendees
OA [spoiler](A)[/spoiler]
E sounds awful, two conjunctions (as, since), present tense.
only A, by poe
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