Question

Which one is the correct sentence?
  
                        This one is more used in the UK than in the US:
"The audience were rising to their feet."

They consider "audience" and its similarities: staff, group, team, band etc as plural nouns.

This one is more used in the US than in the UK:
"The audience was rising to their feet."

They consider "audience" and its similarities: staff, group, team, band etc as singular nouns.

HOWEVER, the possessive pronoun "their" is plural, in Portuguese: "seus/suas" and "feet" is a plural noun: "pés" in Portuguese.

Now, which one is more correct, "The audience was rising to their feet." or "The audience were rising to their feet."?

Answer 1

The most correct is-The audience was rising to its feet