It is required that the government play an important role in stopping depressions and recessions in industrialized countries.
Why don't we use plays instead of play in the above sentence?
Source : Ultimate grammar workbook published in Thailand
why play not plays ?
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Re: why play not plays ?
ah ha. You’ve run into the dreaded subjunctive:
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm
That’s why it says “play” and not plays.
The policeman ordered that he stop.
The president insisted that he be present.
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm
That’s why it says “play” and not plays.
The policeman ordered that he stop.
The president insisted that he be present.
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