Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The data were collected by the research team.
A passive verb is made with 'be' plus the past participle.
Answer: The data were collected by the research team.
Why not the others: The data was collect by the research team.: 'collect' should be the past participle 'collected'. The data were collecting by the research team.: a passive needs the past participle. The data is collecting by the research team.: a passive needs the past participle.
Answer: The data were collected by the research team.
Why not the others: The data was collect by the research team.: 'collect' should be the past participle 'collected'. The data were collecting by the research team.: a passive needs the past participle. The data is collecting by the research team.: a passive needs the past participle.
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