Fig. vs Figs.

["Adam Turner" <adam -dot- turner -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Is the word figure singular or plural in-text when describing alphabetically
labeled divisions of a single numbered figure?

EXAMPLES

*Fig. 12 (a), (b), and (c) shows*

OR

Figs. 12 *(a), (b), and (c) show *

My CSE 7th ed. manual did not seem to include this usage issue, but it comes
up fairly often. Published usage varies.

Replies off-list would be appreciated.

-- 
Adam Turner

Director
English Writing Center
Hanyang University
Center for Teaching and Learning
Seoul, Korea
http://ctl.hanyang.ac.kr/writing/
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