Elegant phrasing: noun vs. gerund phrases

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Stepan Stepanovici  #440927  Sat, 10 Nov 07 01:12 PM

Hi,

This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:

laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment

The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level.

My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?

And I guess the question can be generalized for other instances too.

Many thanks in advance!

  
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Clive  #441017  Sat, 10 Nov 07 05:50 PM

Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

This is the resume bullet (describing the activities performed in a laboratory) I am working on:

laboratory for performing mechanical tests, including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment

The idea is that, among other mechanical tests, the laboratory deals with this measurement of the noise level.

My question is which one is more elegant: the noun phrase (including the measurement of the noise level of exterior equipment) or the gerund phrase (including measuring the noise level of exterior equipment) ?

As I'm sure you know, such matters of style are matters of subjective judgement. I prefer the former, but in bullet form I'd try to compress the point more, eg including noise level measurement of exterior equipment

Best wishes, Clive

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