Anonymous my family was/were doing different things This phrase doesn't work, but generally British English treats "family" as plural and American English treats it as singular. Yesterday at 6 pm everyone in my family was doing something different. CJ
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Anonymousmy family was/were doing different thingsThis phrase doesn't work, but generally British English treats "family" as plural and American English treats it as singular.