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17 Feb 2014
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Which My family's composed by my father, my mother and me or My family's composed of my father, my mother and me sounds the most natural?
Which My family's composed by my father, my mother and me or My family's composed of my father, my mother and me sounds the most natural?
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Answer My family's composed of my father, my mother and me
Saying by implies he built it and put it together. You could also say in my family their is my dad, mum and me
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Answer My family's composed of my father, my mother and me
Even better (and more natural) than the given example is, "My family is *made up of* my father, my brother and me."
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Answer My family's composed of my father, my mother and me
"Composed" is incorrect, you should use "comprised" instead, or more colloquially follow aleksbooker's suggestion.

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