woods is plural or singular

[Liza]

Hi,

If I say, that 'I went for a walk in the woods. ' In the next sentence how should I refer back with 'it' or with 'they'.

So:

I went for a walk in the woods. It was nice.
OR
I went for a walk in the woods. They were nice.

The second sound quite strange, but 'woods' is a plural from, isn't it?

Thanks for your answer.
Liza

[Alan]

Hi,

Logically 'woods' should attract a plural as in: We went for a walk in the woods last week. They are situated to the south of the city.

Alan
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[Yankee]

"I went for a walk in the woods. It was nice."

In the sentences above, the word 'it' would be interpreted as a reference to 'a walk in the woods'.
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