[誤] There was a large number of audience at the meeting.
[正] There was a large audience at the meeting.
注:audience 是集合名詞,爲“觀衆”的總稱。所以“觀衆多”應說 a large audience,“觀衆少”則應說 a small audience。又如:An audience of millions watched the royal wedding on TV(百萬觀衆在電視上觀看皇家婚禮)。