parts or a part?

[Dawood Usmani]

Hi teachers!
Which is correct?
1. Your grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins are also a part of your family.
2. Your grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins are also parts of your family.
Best regards!
Dawood :lilangel:

 

[Shakespeare's brother]

Dawood,

No 1. sounds correct, probably because of No 2. unusual suggestion (not grammatically incorrect) that a family has 'parts'. Particularly when talking about family, loved ones. etc.

 

[Anglika]

I wouldn't use either. "Members" of the family.

 

[rastirizvi@yahoo.com]

I think grammatically both are correct.