The nurse is teaching a group of adolescents about assertive communication. Two of the adolescents are seated at a round table and another is sitting on a small sofa nearby. To facilitate group interaction, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement?

Allow the adolescents to sit wherever they wish as long as they participate.

Suggest that they all sit together to increase interaction.

Ask the adolescent sitting on the couch to join the group at the table.

Determine which adolescents would like to participate in the discussion.