Re: RE: Re: Bad sentence #2

[Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>]

   Lynn, there are no passive verbs in the sentence. In fact, there is
   only one subject - verb pairing:
   Use . . . . requires . . .
   "to control" is an infinitive acting as a modifier . . . I *think* . .
   .  and "running" is definitely part of a participial phrase modifying
   "instrument."
   I think. As my creaky English Grammar teacher gears start turning just
   a bit.
   "Use" as a noun is fine, I think.
   "of the [noun]" is wordy, indirect, and much loved by engineers. But
   the sentence is grammatically correct!


   On 05/29/15, Lynne Wright<Lynne -dot- Wright -at- tritech -dot- com> wrote:

   Its still in passive voice, tho.
   And isn't starting the sentence with "Use of" instead of "The use of"
   grammatically incorrect?
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