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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

All my family like/lkes

Regarding the following two sentences:

(A) All my family like chicken.
(B) All my family likes chicken.

It seems to me that (A) sounds better because in this case, "All my family" means "All the people in my family," but I'm not so sure. What do you think? Is there any preference among native speakers? Or are both fine?
  

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seagull It seems to me that (A) sounds better because in this case, "All my family" means "All the people in my family," Yes, that makes sense, though it probably makes more sense to the British than to the Americans. We Americans are more likely to make the agreement purely in terms of grammar than in terms of meaning. CJ

— CalifJim

  • seagull It seems to me that (A) sounds better because in this case, "All my family" means "All the people in my family," Yes, that makes sense, though it probably makes more sense to the British than to the Americans.
  • We Americans are more likely to make the agreement purely in terms of grammar than in terms of meaning.
  • CJ
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seagullIt seems to me that (A) sounds better because in this case, "All my family" means "All the people in my family,"
Yes, that makes sense, though it probably makes more sense to the British than to the Americans. We Americans are more likely to make the agreement purely in terms of grammar than in terms of meaning.

CJ
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Thank you so much for your answer, CalifJim.

So, can we say that it is right to say "All my family likes chicken" in American English?
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seagullSo, can we say that it is right to say "All my family likes chicken" in American English?
Yes.

CJ
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Understood.
Thanks a lot.
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