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Foreign Foreigner Students Feel Homesick Noun Refers Person

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Keyword foreigner
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Some foreigner students feel homesick.
Correct Sentence Some foreign students feel homesick.
Cloze Error Sentence Some [[foreigner]] students feel homesick.
Cloze Sentence Some [[foreign]] students feel homesick.
Cloze Answer foreign
Choices foreign | foreigner
Explanation

Foreigner is a noun and refers to a person: 'As a foreigner who had only just arrived in England, I found the phrase 'car boot sale' very confusing.'

The adjective is foreign: 'I enjoy visiting foreign countries.' 'His wife teaches English as a foreign language.'

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