Choose the right form of the verb :
1.a) The committee (consist, consists) of 12 members.
b) The committee (has, have) come to a common point of view.
2.a) My friend's family (is, are) small.
b) The family (was, were) asleep when we arrived.
3.a) The press (is, are) kindly requested to leave the Conference Hall,
b) The press (is, are) always present on such occasions.
4.a) The audience (was, were) taking their seats.
b) The audience (was, were) applauding enthusiastically.
5.a) The mob (has, have) been fighting among themselves for some time.
b) A mob (is, are) a disorderly crowd.