grammar question?

Question

the words "information" and "data" are followed by "has" or "have" ??

Answer 1

Data is really the plural of datum, as you could have discovered from any dictionary. However, it is regularly used in the singular, in which case both words require "Has".

Answer 2

"Information" is singular, so it takes "has".

"Data" can take either singular or plural verbs. Plural is still preferred by some. For details, see these references.

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from Answers.com:
[Latin, pl. of datum. See datum.]
USAGE NOTE The word data is the plural of Latin datum, “something given,” but it is not always treated as a plural noun in English. The plural usage is still common, as this headline from the New York Times attests: “Data Are Elusive on the Homeless.” Sometimes scientists think of data as plural, as in These data do not support the conclusions. But more often scientists and researchers think of data as a singular mass entity like information, and most people now follow this in general usage. Sixty percent of the Usage Panel accepts the use of data with a singular verb and pronoun in the sentence Once the data is in, we can begin to analyze it. A still larger number, 77 percent, accepts the sentence We have very little data on the efficacy of such programs, where the quantifier very little, which is not used with similar plural nouns such as facts and results, implies that data here is indeed singular.

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from Paul Brians' Common Errors in English Usage, as published on the Washington State University website:

There are several words with Latin or Greek roots whose plural forms ending in A are constantly mistaken for singular ones. See, for instance, criteria and media. “Datum” is so rare now in English that people may assume “data” has no singular form. Many American usage communities, however, use “data” as a singular and some have even gone so far as to invent “datums” as a new plural. This is a case where you need to know the patterns of your context. An engineer or scientist used to writing “the data is” may well find that the editors of a journal or publishing house insist on changing this phrase to “the data are.” Usage is so evenly split in this case that there is no automatic way of determining which is right; but writers addressing an international audience of nonspecialists would probably be safer treating “data” as plural.

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Some styleguides insist that "data" always takes a plural verb. See page 43 of the World Health Organization styleguide.

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Merriam-Webster;s online dictionary says:

Pronunciation: 'dA-t&, 'da- also 'dä-
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin, plural of datum

usage Data leads a life of its own quite independent of datum, of which it was originally the plural. It occurs in two constructions: as a plural noun (like earnings), taking a plural verb and plural modifiers (as these, many, a few) but not cardinal numbers, and serving as a referent for plural pronouns (as they, them); and as an abstract mass noun (like information), taking a singular verb and singular modifiers (as this, much, little), and being referred to by a singular pronoun (it). Both constructions are standard. The plural construction is more common in print, evidently because the house style of several publishers mandates it.

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AskOxford.com says in its FAQ:

Is 'data' singular or plural?
Strictly speaking, data is the plural of datum, and should be used with a plural verb (like facts). However, there has been a growing tendency to use it as an equivalent to the uncountable noun information, followed by a singular verb. This is now regarded as generally acceptable in American use, and in the context of information technology. The traditional usage is still preferable, at least in Britain, but it may soon become a lost cause.

Answer 3

Has. Singular. This information has flaws. This data has been sorted.

Answer 4

Information is singular so has and data is plural so have

Answer 5

Has. it sounds correct anyhow. information have doesn't sound right outloud. try it when you're not sure of something like that, it always works for me (or at least most of the time)

Answer 6

Has
If you mean...
The information has no point.
The data has been deleted.

Answer 7

Has.