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| "It is important for you to make (yourself or yourselves) available for trial. |
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| You have two options: You (singular) EX: It is important for you, Sam,to make yourself available for trial. You (plural) EX: It is important for you guys to make yourselves available for trial. I added in "Sam" and "guys" to show you how "you" can be both singular and plural. The trick is to make sure "you" and "yourself/youselves" agree in number. That is, take a look at the following ungrammatical (*) sentences: EX: It is important for you, Sam,to make *yourselves available for trial. EX: It is important for you guys to make *yourself available for trial. |
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| Casiopea is right. English has no second person plural except in the South where we say y'all (non-standard). My advice, however, is to avoid these types of ambiguities whenever possible. "It is important for you to be available for trial." |
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