2006-10-27 14:58:16 · 20 answers · asked by jkgdeng 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Technically they are both wrong, since you failed to capitalize the first letter of that first sentence. The correct sentence is:
My family likes meat.
An interesting aside might note that a "family" can be compromised of a single lone person, such as an orphan without siblings.
2006-10-27 15:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likes
2006-10-27 22:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Elizabeth R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My family likes meat. Or my family enjoys eating meat. God bless
2006-10-27 22:27:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"my family likes" because family, even though composed of more than one person is singular. If you were talking about more than one family then it would be "my families like meat" Just a simple rule of english.
2006-10-27 22:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by Pamela N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family even if comprising of several persons is taken as singular. So 'my family likes meat' would be more advisable.
2006-10-27 22:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family likes meat. That's because "family" is singular.
2006-10-27 22:00:10 · answer #6 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is family is singular then your looking at the first one. However, to make a simile, you would add an is between family and like in the 2nd option.
2006-10-27 22:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by Cloudyheartgurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family LIKES meat--family is used as a singular noun in this instance.
2006-10-27 22:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by Tigregrrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meat is enjoyed by my family.
2006-10-27 22:00:33 · answer #9 · answered by kingmustang 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my family like meat
2006-10-27 21:59:17 · answer #10 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋