How about a response to this sentence: Mary is trying to improve the condition of her house. My question is about the infinitive. Is "to improve" acting as the a noun and the object of the verb, or is it an adverb? thanks, carol To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/