Does the family have ? Yes, they do/it does ?

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birgit33

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How to answer this question : "Does the family have many friends ?" "Yes, they do." Or "Yes, it does." (referring to the singular noun "family".) Or are both answers correct ?
 

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I would say "they do."
 
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