What is commonly used in this kind of sentence: forest or forests?

Question

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We therefore remind the important role the *forest* play in maintaining ecological balance as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases

Answer 1

We therefore remind the important role the *forest* play in maintaining ecological balance as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases.

It would have to be:

We therefore remind _____ that the important role the FORESTS play in....

OR

We therefore remind _____ of the important role the FOREST plays in....

Answer 2

Well, the whole sentence needs a rewrite. Maybe the following might work: "We, therefore, are reminded of the important role forests play in maintaining ecological balance as reservoirs of greenhouse gases."

Answer 3

It would be forests, as that is the plural form of forest.
I would suggest the sentence be changed to:
We therefore are reminded of the important role the forests play in maintaining an ecological balance...

Not sure where you were going with the sentence or what point you were making with it, but it sounds like there is more to it than what you put on here. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

We therefore remind who?
3rd person present singular "forests"


We therefore remind the important role the *forest* play in maintaining ecological balance as sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases

Answer 5

I would rewrite the sentence to be: "We are therefore reminded about the important role the forest plays in maintaining ecological balance etc...

Answer 6

Forests

Answer 7

It would be forests. A forest ...you would be talking about only one.

Answer 8

forests

Answer 9

i think its much better to hear "forest" if you use "the" but if you didnt, it should be forests.

Answer 10

forestS