please explain the grammar

[new2grammar]

1.

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

2.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 playing

4.

I am looking forward to see you again

is 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.

 

[freezeframe]

1.

My friend, she works at a CD store -- This is not a grammatically correct sentence.

Can it be, my friend, she works with a CD store -- No. Unless she has a job like marketing or promotions and she goes to different stores and offers them her services. One of her clients is a CD store: she works with them.

2.Is this correct?

Every Friday night I [STRIKE]play[/STRIKE] go bowling with my friends.

3.
He was pleased to hear such a fine musician playing his favorite piece of music.

Why i _should use play instead of playing? Either is fine depending on context.

4.

I am looking forward to see you again

Is the above sentence wrong? Why is only seeing [STRIKE]would [/STRIKE] [STRIKE]be[/STRIKE] correct instead of to see.

'Seeing' is a gerund. It's a verb that functions as a noun.

'To see' is a verb in infinitive form. It doesn't go in your sentence. 'To' in your sentence is a preposition: 'looking forward to something'

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 [STRIKE]would be[/STRIKE] wrong in above sentence.

No. You need 'have' there.

.

 

[TheParser]

1.

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

2.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 playing

4.

I am looking forward to see you again

is 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.

***** A NON-TEACHER's COMMENT *****


(1) I believe that most teachers suggest that you not write "My friend,

she works at a CD store."

(a) It would be better to say:

My friend works at a CD store. / She works at a CD store.

(2) Some people recommend that you say:

If I were you (= I am not), I would not interfere tomorrow.

(You say this to a friend who is planning to interfere tomorrow.)

If I had been you [in that position yesterday] ( = I was not),

I would not have interfered yesterday.


Respectfully yours,


James


P.S. "If I was you, I would not interfere" is OK for regular English.

For "perfect" English, I recommend that you say "If I were."

 

[AlexAD]

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

I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I would suggest some examples that might concern what you said:

'My friend who works at a CD store owes me some money' or
'My friend Jack, who works at a CD store, won 1,000 dollars in a lottery'.

 

[konungursvia]

In Asian English, "play bowling" is quite natural (Hong Kong, Singapore, India) so I would not call it incorrect.

 

[Barb_D]

I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I would suggest some examples that might concern what you said:

'My friend who/[STRIKE]that [/STRIKE]works at a CD store owe me some money' or
'My friend Jack, which works at a CD store, won 1,000 dollars in a lottery'.

Hi Alex,
who works... owes me...
who works

 

[freezeframe]

which is for things
for people, use who

 

[AlexAD]

I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I would suggest some examples that might concern what you said:

'My friend who works at a CD store owes me some money' or
'My friend Jack, who works at a CD store, won 1,000 dollars in a lottery'.

Thank you for pointing my mistake, which was a bad one, out.