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everyone ~ every one:
“Everyone” (one word) is a pronoun and it means ‘each person; everybody’,
e.g.
The teacher told everyone to stand up.
{Note: Everyone (one word) is not followed by ‘of’, therefore, it is wrong to say: “Everyone of the children has gone home.” However, it is correct to say: “Everyone in the class has passed.”}
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“Every one” (two word expression) means ‘each person, animal or thing taken separately’, and it can be followed by the preposition ‘of’,
e.g.
Every one of the children has gone home.
Every one of the trees in the garden was cut down.
Compare:
1.
Every one was tired of watching TV serials. [wrong]
Everyone was tired of watching TV serials. [right]
2.
There aren’t enough books for every one. [wrong]
There aren’t enough books for everyone. [right]
3.
Everyone of them have to work. [wrong]
Every one of them has to work. [right]
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