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Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father will come/is coming to see her

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Which form of the verb is more natural in below sentence?
Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father will come/is coming to see her

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Swapna can’t go out this evening. Her father is coming to see her

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Chapter 10: The Great Stone Face–II - Working with Language [Page 135]

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Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face–II
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