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you and they

 

We use you to talk about people in general including the speaker and the hearer:

You can buy this book anywhere > This book is on sale everywhere.
You can’t park here > Parking is not allowed here.
They don’t let you smoke in here > No smoking here

We use they or them to talk about people in general:

They serve good food here.
Ask them for a cheaper ticket.

… especially about the government and the authorities:

They don’t let you smoke in here.
They are going to increase taxes.
They are building a new motorway.
They say it’s going to rain tomorrow.

Exercise

Comments

newleaner12345's picture
Submitted by newleaner12345 on 20 May, 2012 - 09:54. Vietnam

hiw to do this.?
 

Dinusha Silva's picture
Submitted by Dinusha Silva on 19 May, 2012 - 08:02. Sri Lanka

This is not easy. Fifth one is very hard.

Sahaak's picture
Submitted by Sahaak on 10 May, 2012 - 09:36. Afghanistan

i didn't get any thing in exercise, it will be good if some help me!!!!

Sadia Mahboob's picture
Submitted by Sadia Mahboob on 8 May, 2012 - 12:21. Bangladesh

this  exercise  is really hard.:(

Nuresh Namal's picture
Submitted by Nuresh Namal on 8 May, 2012 - 10:57. Sri Lanka

I didn't get this :(

belkassa's picture
Submitted by belkassa on 7 May, 2012 - 12:20. Algeria

i don't undertand  nothing in this exercise

khayou's picture
Submitted by khayou on 6 May, 2012 - 21:09. Mauritania

I dont understand this exercice

H YAMEN's picture
Submitted by H YAMEN on 4 May, 2012 - 11:26. Tunisia

Why i must type a capital letter when i write the word english

Stephen Jones's picture
Submitted by Stephen Jones on 14 May, 2012 - 09:23. United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Hello H Yamen,
 
The word English, ​like all languages and nationalities, is a proper noun. We have a page about proper nouns here on the site. Give it a try if you, like many of the students I taught in Tunisia, are finding capitalisation difficult.
 
Just one other thing - with the increase in use of email and text messaging, many people forget or ignore the capital letter rules. So, you may see people around the web writing english ​instead of English. I would say that not only is this a bad habit, but it drives English teachers mad!
 
Regards,
 
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

H YAMEN's picture
Submitted by H YAMEN on 4 May, 2012 - 11:24. Tunisia

Very hard exercise