Necessity of "who are"

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Is "who are" necessary below:"The coach teaches rookies coming along.""The coach teaches rookies who are coming along."The usual rule seems to be that if the -ing portion consists of a single word then "who are" is highly necessary.  But if the -ing portion consists of several words or more, then "who are" is optional.  But the word count of "coming along" seems to be intermediate between the two extremes.

Canadian45 · Accepted Answer

moffainThe coach teaches rookies coming along."
"The coach teaches rookies who are coming along."

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What is "coming along" supposed to mean there?

RandomGuy · Answer

canadian45Welcome to the forums

for the 600th time. This is the pest that gets banned and makes new accounts every day.

Moffain · Answer

I intend "come along" to mean make progress/become more skilled.

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