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1.My friemd, she works at a cd storecan it be, my friend, she works with a cd store2.is this correct?Every Friday night I play bowling with my friends.3.He was pleased to hear such a fine musician playing his favorite piece of music.why i ashould use play instead of playing4.I am looking forward to see you againis the above sentence wrong? why only seeing qwould be correct instead of to see.5. If I [was] you, I [wouldn't] interfered [in] his business.If I was you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.is using have would be wrong in above sentence.

IEEE · Accepted Answer

1. My friend, she works at a cd store

~~My friend, she works with a cd store~~

A CD store is a location where she works and therefore at sounds natural.

2. Every Friday night I play bowling with my friends.

It is correct.

3. He was pleased to hear such a fine musician playing his favorite piece of music. This sentence is correct. if a sentence has two verbs, the second verb takes the form verb+ing.

4. ~~I am looking forward to see you again~~

'Look forward to' is a phrasal verb. It indicates 'something exciting in the near future'. There are many pharasal verbs in English such as used to, committed to, dedicated to, reaction to etc. When we would use those verbs, to acts as a preposition here , not acting as infinitive (to ).

hence, the correct sentence would be I am looking forward to seeing you again.

He is used to smoking/playing cricket/watching TV/swimming. here used to means-accustomed to or habituated to.

Hope this would help to some extent.

5. A) If I [was] you, I [wouldn't] interfered [in] his business.

B) If I was you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.

If you use A, the form would be ....If I was you, I would not interfere in his business.

B also sounds natural to me.

Cheers!

Creativeguru · Answer

I really appreciate your help but I need furher clarifications

I have taken online eglish test, and i am sharing sentences for which i need explanation, here i have mentioned the

answers now please help me to explain them.

1. My friend, she works at a cd store

My friend, she works with a cd store

A CD store is a location where she works and therefore at sounds natural. CORRECT

2. Every Friday night I play bowling with my friends.

It is correct...ITS NOT CORRECT INSTEAD OF PLAY IT IS GO..I NEED SOMEONE TO TELL WHY ONLY GO

3. He was pleased to hear such a fine musician playing his favorite piece of music. This sentence is correct. if a sentence has two verbs, the second verb takes the form verb+ing.

THABKS FOR EXPLANATION BUT IN THIS SENTENCE INSTEAD OF 'PLAYING' IT SHOULD BE 'PLAY'...PLEASE EXPLAIN

4. I am looking forward to see you again

'Look forward to' is a phrasal verb. It indicates 'something exciting in the near future'. There are many pharasal verbs in English such as used to, committed to, dedicated to, reaction to etc. When we would use those verbs, to acts as a preposition here , not acting as infinitive (to ).

hence, the correct sentence would be I am looking forward to seeing you again.

He is used to smoking/playing cricket/watching TV/swimming. here used to means-accustomed to or habituated to.

Hope this would help to some extent. THAT'S CORRECT

5. A) If I [was] you, I [wouldn't] interfered [in] his business.

B) If I was you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.

If you use A, the form would be ..If I was you, I would not interfere in his business.

B also sounds natural to me.

HERE THE CORRECT SENTENCE SHOULD BE

IF I WERE YO, I WOULDN'T INTEREFERED IN HIS BUSINESS.

CalifJim · Answer

Creativeguru1. My friemd, she works at a cd store
can it be, my friend, she works with a cd store

No. And don't repeat the subject. It's My friend. Not My friend she.

My friend works at a CD store.

Creativeguru2.is this correct?
Every Friday night I play bowling with my friends.

No. With activities like swimming, bowling, fishing, skating, and so on, use the verb go.

Every Friday night I go bowling with my friends.

Creativeguru3.
He was pleased to hear such a fine musician playing his favorite piece of music.
why i ashould use play instead of playing

You can use either one.

He was pleased to hear such a fine musician [play / playing] his favorite piece of music.

(You have the same two choices after the verb see as well.)

Creativeguru
I am looking forward to see you again
is the above sentence wrong? why only seeing qwould be correct instead of to see.

It's a fixed pattern.

... looking forward to ---ing ....

Creativeguru5. If I [was] you, I [wouldn't] interfered [in] his business.
If I was you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.
is using have would be wrong in above sentence.

Several patterns are possible.

If I were you, I wouldn't interfere in his business.

If I were you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.

If I had been you, I wouldn't have interfered in his business.

The combination have would is always wrong.

CJ

IEEE · Answer

Thanks Creative Guru. You have clarified the queries.

Regards,

IEEE

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