Wrong grammar

[Hannah Bee]

*is

you're welcome.

 

[Rysenberg]

Is still correct if they add a S to crowd.

'The crowds are cheering' would imply that it is more than one crowd cheering though :burns:

 

[Crayo]

'The crowds are cheering' would imply that it is more than one crowd cheering though :burns:

This.

 

[Asskicker]

The crowd is since it is a singular noun referring to more people.

You're welcome :sandow:

 

[Hannah Bee]

any group or set of persons with something in common: The restaurant attracts a theater crowd.

It's considered as a collective noun.

collective noun
?
noun Grammar .
a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects.

 

[seabs]

WOW YET OK?! THE GRAMMAR IS FYN THERE ASHLEY SO STFU.

 

[Rysenberg]

ILU Hannah but 'The crowd are cheering' is correct :sad:

 

[Crayo]

"are" is for plural nouns. A crowd does not count as a singular noun, even if you are using the word "crowd" to explain a group of people, it's still plural.

 

[Mike.]

the crowds are cheering

 

[Rysenberg]

the crowds are cheering

STFU MIKE

 

[Hannah Bee]

NO.

It's never correct.

It's a collective noun. It's considered as one because they were all "cheering". They had the same interest, whatever the number. DO YOU CALL THE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE COURT "JURIES" when they have arrived in one decision? NO. You call them "The jury..." right?

 

[seabs]

You're doing a duckface, any arguments you have made are now invalid ipebomb:

 

[Hannah Bee]

collective noun
?
noun Grammar .
a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects.

THIS IS FROM DICTIONARY.COM

 

[Jonathan]

The grammar is perfectly fine. There's only one crowd and they are cheering.

 

[HeatherSays]

Why don't we just make it say "The crowd cheers." Then everyone can be happy. XD

 

[Crayo]

NO.

It's never correct.

It's a collective noun. It's considered as one because they were all "cheering". They had the same interest, whatever the number. DO YOU CALL THE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE COURT "JURIES" when they have arrived in one decision? NO. You call them "The jury..." right?

An example:

"30% of the liquid in the bottle is alcohol.
30% of the guests are intoxicated."

If we were to go super grammar nazi it should probably say "Members of the crowd are cheering". Though "The crowd are cheering" is acceptable in this case too, I think.