Thanks Wanda, Herb, Phil and Don. Your analyses have been most helpful. Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Stewart" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:10 PM Subject: Re: function of infinitive phrase > Jeanne, > > I think this is an infinitive phrase as adjective, > modifier of "house." Compare a simpler version: > > It was an odd house in which to live. > > "Which" refers to "house," of course, and is a > relative pronoun, object of "in." We could also just > say, " It was an odd house to live in." You can usually delete > the relative pronoun unless it is serving as a > subject. > > Another interesting feature of your sentence is the > back-to-back infinitives, "to want to wear." We also > see that combination in "to try to do" and "to ask to > see," where the second infinitive is the object of the > first. > > Don Stewart > writeforcollege.com > Keeper of the memory and method of Francis Christensen > > ***** > > Jeanne Rodgers wrote: > > Can someone help me determine the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence about Las Vegas from Joan Didion's book Slouching Towards Bethlehem? > > > > All of which makes it an extraordinarily stimulating and interesting place, but an odd one in which to want to wear a candlelight satin Priscilla of Boston wedding dress with Chantilly lace insets, tapered sleeves and a detachable modified train. > > > > Jeanne Rodgers > > > > 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/ > > > > > > 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/ 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/