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Why is " which " used after audiences ?
Please I want your help .
I was shocked when I read the sentence.
....... audiences which included kings and queens .
How can we use " which " after people ?
It is very strange .
I am eager to know the answer.
4. März 2020 12:18
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Any dictionary will show that that which can be placed before or after the thing that it is referring to.

<em>pronoun · determiner</em>

<ol><li>asking for information specifying one or more people or things from a definite set.</li><li>"which are the best varieties of grapes for long keeping?"</li></ol>
<em style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">pronoun · determiner</em>

<ol><li>used referring to something previously mentioned when introducing a clause giving further information.</li><li>"a conference in Vienna which ended on Friday"</li></ol>
3."audiences which included kings"
several or more audiences which included kings
4. März 2020
Both "audience who" and "audience which" are used.

Here is a Google n-gram frequency chart.


Certain words such as group, staff, audience can be viewed as "people" or "an assembly of people." So, "people who" leads to "audience who" and "an assembly which" leads to "audience which." I personally use "audience which" but as the frequency chart shows there are many who use "audience who."


4. März 2020

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