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Hello,could you, please, tell me which verb works better in this sentence?"Brenda ........ her family house in her early twenties."Thank you

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Either is fine, but it must be past tense. Note the use of house versus home.

"Brenda moved out of her family's house in her early twenties."

"Brenda left her family home in her early twenties."

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Hotmale · Answer

I've got one more question about "family's house". Is it both in AmE and BrE? What are other collocations where you need "family's" and not "family"?

Thank you

AlpheccaStars · Answer

The house is a physical structure. It can be owned by a family,, so I used the possessive: our family's house.

The home is a place where people live together. There is more love and emotion associated with "home."
It can be an apartment, or even a cave. A home can be a place where animals raise their young. The fox's home is a den.

Collocations:
family Bible (has pages where births, deaths and marriages are recorded)
family tree: (a diagram of ancestors and their relationships)
family album (a book for photographs and keepsakes)
family court (a court of law which deals with family decisions such as child custody)
family doctor (a physician specializing in treating common illnesses)
family jewels (treasures handed down from one generation to the next)
family man (a husband and father dedicated to his family)
family name (the surname)
family planning (decisions on when and how many children to have)
family practice (family doctor or lawyer)
family room (the den or room in the house where the family entertains themselves)
family style (a dinner where the food is passed around in serving dishes and everyone serves themselves)

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