Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement with the plural noun "data"?

• A. The data was collected by the team last week.
• B. The data are collected by the team last week.
• C. The data were collected by the team last week.
• D. The data has collected by the team last week.

Answer: (C)

Subject-verb agreement matters: when the noun is plural, the verb must be plural as well. Here, data is treated as plural, so the action described should use a plural past form in the passive voice. “The data were collected by the team last week” correctly shows that the data, a plural subject, received the action in the past. The other options mix singular agreement (was), mismatched tense with the time reference (are collected with last week), or an incorrect tense/voice (has collected), none of which fit the intended meaning.