Complete the sentence: The statistical data collected during the 2024 agricultural census ______ that olive yields increased across the northern governorates.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. indicate
- Step 1: Identify the grammatical status of the subject: In formal academic English, 'data' is the plural form of the Latin singular 'datum'.
- Step 2: Apply subject-verb agreement: A plural subject takes the plural base verb 'indicate'.
- Step 3: Confirm academic register: 'The statistical data ... Indicate that...'.
Answer
indicate.
Why not the others: 'indicating' is not a finite verb, so it cannot stand alone; 'is indicating' and 'has indicated' use singular auxiliaries with the plural noun 'data' in formal scientific writing.
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