family 作“家庭”时表示复数概念，作主语时，谓动用复数；family一词不用复数形式。family作“家庭”时， 表示家庭这个整体，是单数概念。作主语时，谓动用单数；family作“家庭” 时，有复数形式：families，几个家庭。
family造句
1、Broken up family; Break up family.
2、Will his family starve?
3、Visit family and friends.
4、My whole family went.
5、The peacekeeper in the family.
6、India's family bosses would applaud.
7、Her conduct displeased her family.
8、Thefamilylived a district thickly inhabited.
9、Your irritability will lead to family squabbles.
10、He descended from a good family.