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.
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Hi, I have some English knowledge, and the last sentence, I have no idea how the make an equivalent expression. Any help?
i have tried to solve this exercise many times but failed to get correct answer.Any one can help me?
Hello All,
It's life! Just difficulties we can grow!!!
these are really confusing!
lol Christ...i am battling.
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Hello everyone!
This exercise seems to be causing problems!
It shows you how you can use you and they to make general statements. For example, the first sentence is “English is spoken here”. This means people speak English here. You can use they instead of people:
They speak English here.
For the second one, the tickets are sold at the door, you need to add a pronoun (You) and change the verb to get (though you could use buy).
You get the tickets at the door.
Don't forget, you can use 'finish' to see the right answers!
Best wishes
Jeremy Bee
The Learn English Team
I don't understand the question and how to answer.
hi. how r u? i like u , i don t understand anything.
it s more difficult.
I think it was difficult only because it is hard to understand the instructions and then complete the phrases