is coming home, will come home

The first sentence means the arrival of your mother to your house is planned, while the latter probably means your mom called you that she will come home tonight.

My teacher said this is a wrong sentence:

My mother, who is a teacher, will come home tonight.

It doesn't make sense? So I would correct it as:

My mother, who is a teacher, is coming home tonight.

Do you think it's correct?

rakaknohMy mother, who is a teacher, will come home tonight

This is not incorrect. It simply means your mother will come home (from work).

rakaknohMy mother, who is a teacher, is coming home tonight.

This one, just like I said on my first comment, is planned. Maybe you're mother works abroad and you know she's coming home (t

rakaknoh1. My mother is coming home tonight.2. My mother will come home tonight.

Your first sentence implies that there is some plan or arrangement for your mother to come home, as Cozy suggested.

The second has a possible range of meanings that are clear only in context. The speaker could be, for example:

expressing certainty about the moth

Do you mean the second one is probably use in an article?
Therefore, the first one is more suitable to say in an independent clause?

Anyway, thanks so much! I'm from HK and you are really helpful

fcyhahaDo you mean the second one is probably used in an article?

No. It can be used in any context. They are both very common. The difference in meaning is not very large.

fcyhahaTherefore, the first one is more suitable to say in an independent clause?

Both 1 and 2 are indepen