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Beau Brown Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Very Quick Question

Hello!

Just need a brief question answered. I know that the following sentence is grammatically correct:

"Let's go diving with someone who has experience with deep-sea diving."

But is the following also correct?

"Let's go diving with someone that has experience with deep sea diving."

I'm just not sure about removing the hyphen between "deep" and "sea." Also, is it correct to use "that" after "someone" instead of "who"?

Thanks!
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Top answer

Beau Brown But is the following also correct? " Yes, but it's not as good as the original. " Stick with the hyphen.

— RandomGuy

  • Beau Brown But is the following also correct?
  • " Yes, but it's not as good as the original.
  • " Stick with the hyphen.
  • Attributive compounds get a hyphen.
  • Beau Brown Also, is it correct to use "that" after "someone" instead of "who"?
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Beau BrownBut is the following also correct?
"Let's go diving with someone that has experience with deep sea diving."
Yes, but it's not as good as the original.
Beau BrownI'm just not sure about removing the hyphen between "deep" and "sea."
Stick with the hyphen. Attributive compounds get a hyphen.
Beau
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Hi Beau Brown,
Between the two relative clauses, the former is better, although "that" is also used with people. In this particular sentence, "someone" sounds and flows better to my ear with "who". But I would reword it slightly:
"Let's go diving with someone who has [ the] deep-sea diving experience."

Hyphen with compound adjective is preferred, but not incorrect
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Excellent-- thank you so much everyone!
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