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The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes. ☊ audience ☊
clap sb/sth: Everyone clapped us when we went up to get our prize. ☊ clap ☊
Everyone clapped in time to the music. ☊ clap ☊
She clapped her hands in delight. ☊ clap ☊
He clapped his hands for silence. ☊ clap ☊
I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music! ☊ classic ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
She made her entry to the sound of thunderous applause. ☊ entry ☊
The heroine made her exit to great applause. ☊ exit ☊
The car pulled up with a screech of brakes and a grinding of gears. ☊ gear ☊
The performance was greeted with polite applause. ☊ polite ☊