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Choose the correct sentence:

AThe datas suggest the hypothesis is correct.
BThe data suggests that the hypothesis is correct.
CThe data is suggesting the hypothesis correct.
DThe data suggest that the hypothesis is correct.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The data suggest that the hypothesis is correct.
In formal/academic English 'data' is treated as plural → 'suggest'. ('Datas' is never correct.)
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