The only one I would object to is the claim that the third person plural pronoun "their" must not ever be used with the singular antecedent "everyone".
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Will everyone pass in their homework? - wrong
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2. Will everyone pass in *their* homework?
The word "everyone" is singular. E.g. you would say "Everyone is going to the party", not "Everyone are going to the party." therefore you must use a singular pronoun.
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You'd have to be a true curmudgeon or pedant to jump down somebody's throat over this "mistake" in EVERY single circumstance.
Observe:
‘Everybody should marry as soon as they can do it to advantage.’ - Jane Austen
'A person can’t help their birth.' - William Makepeace Thackeray
‘Too hideous for anyone in their right mind to buy.’ - W.H. Auden
Here's a great article on the subject:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/ling/stories/s546929.htm