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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle
But to respond to this interesting 'what if' -- remember what Gandalf said: "There is only one Lord of the Rings." The One is Sauron's, it is -- in essence -- Sauron. Frodo could not claim it for his own, he could only be claimed by it. The Nazgul would still be enslaved to/by the Ring, but they answer only to Sauron and not the one who happens to be wearing the Ring (remember at Weathertop? They stabbed Frodo when he had the Ring on -- in fact, he was even more vulnerable then). Had Frodo been able to keep the Ring, the Nazgul would have fooled him, led his out, then taken him straight to Sauron where poor Frodo would have been driven into a state worse than madness by having the Ring forcibly taken by him by Sauron himself. And then, well, pretty much a bad ending for everyone.
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Alone, that Sauron sent the Ring-Wraiths to regain the One Ring, could be the prove, that Frodo or someone else is not able to control the Nazgul using the One Ring.
Sauron being an expert in Ringlore would not send the Ring-Wraiths, if there has been a minimal chance, that the actual ringbearer could master them.
Sauron himself seems to not trust alone of the power of the One Ring to control the Nazgul. He had taken their rings and held them.
I also think that Frodo could not master the ring in this short time. He had used it very few times, self Galadriel (see quote posted by Saucepan) said, that he needed to practise his will before he can try to use the ring (save becoming invisible).