Is it grammatically correct to say 'I and my family'?

If used as the subject of a sentence, it is. When used as an direct object of a transitive verb or an object in a prepositional phrase, substitute “me” for “I” when using the phrase. Technically speaking, it makes no real difference which order “I” and “ my family” appear. read more

We typically say “My family and I,” but I believe that that rule is out of convention and courtesy more so than it is out of “grammar” strictly speaking. read more

That up there is the correct, grammatically explained answer, but an easy way to remember it is that you should refer to yourself as if there weren't another party in the sentence. read more

Both are correct depending on context. “My family has owned this house for 4 generations but ancestors of my family have lived in the area for 200 years.” If you use it as the collective noun singular then has is the correct form. Thanks for the A2A. read more