EVERYONE 

Everyone means ‘everybody’ and is used to refer to all the people within a group.

• Can you show everyone where the food is?
• Make show you give everyone your new address.
• Everyone listened attentively to the announcement.
• The new regulations will apply to everyone.
• Everyone congratulated Tom on the success of his book.

Everyone takes a singular verb:

• Sit down. Everyone is looking at you!
• Everyone in my family likes ice-cream.
• Everyone enjoys a joke.
• Everyone was looking for a place to sit.
• Everyone admires the firework display.

Everyone only refers to living things.
(To refer to non-living things we use 'everything'.)

 EVERY ONE

When written as two words every one has a similar meaning to 'each' or  ‘each one’ and refers to each individual within the group, every single person or thing.

Every one (not everyone) is often followed by 'of'.

• I would like to thank every one of  you for your help.
• The boss explained the situation to every one of  the employees.
• Every one of  her ideas is worth considering.

Every one can also be used without 'of':

• The first group of runners arrived ... magnificent athletes every one.
• I have seven grandchildren. Every one is dear to me.
• I have no more copies in stock. I have sold every one.

Every one can be used with non-living things:

• Every one of the grapes was bitter.
• Every one of  the eggs was cracked.
• Every one of  the copies must be registered.

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