Meeting other students
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation
Transcript
Teacher: So, now you've got the important information, it's time to meet each other. Everyone turn to the people next to you and introduce yourselves.
Cara: So, hi. I'm Cara. And you are?
Robert: Robert.
Selim: Selim.
Cara: Nice to meet you!
Robert and Selim: You too.
Robert: Nice accent. Where are you from?
Cara: I'm from Glasgow.
Robert: Oh, really? My mum's from near Glasgow, so I'm half Scottish.
Cara: Cool. Do you live in Scotland?
Robert: No, we live in England, near Manchester. My dad's from there. What about you, Selim?
Selim: I'm from Leeds originally but I grew up near London.
Cara: Are you both doing history on its own?
Selim: No. I'm doing history and German.
Robert: I'm doing it with maths, actually.
Selim: History and maths. That's different!
Robert: Yeah, I couldn't decide between arts and sciences. Maths doesn't help with remembering dates, though! And you?
Cara: I'm doing history and French.
Selim: I wanted to do French but German was easier, so I took that.
Cara: German is so hard!
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Is it correct to say: "Everyone turn to the people next to you and introduce yourselves."
My opinion:
everyone is singular → the verb must be turns
everyone ( III) →themselves
I would say: "Everyone turns to the people next to them and introduces themselves."
Hello Rodica_B,
Yes, it's correct.
You're right that impersonal pronouns like 'everyone' are singular, but here we have an imperative form not a present simple. The imperative does not have a different third-person form:
The confusing part is the use of 'everyone', which makes the sentence look like it has a subject. However, it is in fact a vocative noun phrase. You can find a detailed and clear explanation here:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/588245/can-an-imperative-sentence-have-a-subject
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
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