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Students Japan Hard Working Coming Germany Mention Someone's Country

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Keyword come
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The students who are coming from Japan are hard-working.
Correct Sentence The students who come from Japan are hard-working.
Cloze Error Sentence The students who [[are coming]] from Japan are hard-working.
Cloze Sentence The students who [[come]] from Japan are hard-working.
Cloze Answer come
Choices come | are coming
Explanation

When you mention someone's country or where something was made or grown, use the present simple tense. Compare: 'She comes from

Germany.' (= she was born in Germany) 'She is coming from Germany.' (= she is travelling from Germany)

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