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Choose the correct sentence:

1. There is five apples in the basket.
2. There are five apples in the basket.
3. There be five apples in the basket.
4. There am five apples in the basket.

Correct answer: There are five apples in the basket.

Solution

The subject is "five apples," which is plural, so the correct verb is "are." The other options are grammatically incorrect.

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