Question 1) Fill in the blanks with the correct verb from brackets.

1. There _______ an accident last evening near my house. (was/were)

2. There _______ a river near the factory. (is/are)

3. There _______ few things I had to buy online. (was/were)

4. There _______ apples in the basket. (were/is)

5. There _______ a nun in the monastery. (live/lives)