Grammar fix
family business
company run by family
A company or shop that is owned and managed by members of the same family.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Her parents run a family business selling fresh bread in the local market.
In my hometown, many people work in a family business because it allows them to spend more time together and support each other financially.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She works in a family's business.
Say: She works in a family business.
No apostrophe — it's a compound noun ('family business').
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Commercial enterprise operated by relatives' is stiff; 'family business' is the standard term.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
family business
- run a
- the
- small
- take over the