INFORMATIONAL TEXT Memoir

Read the passage. Then, answer the question(s).
(1) Hiking the Appalachian Trail is a difficult but memorable experience. (2) Everyone I know
who has done it recalls the experience even if he or she did it decades ago. (3) Last
summer, my brother, a few of my friends, and I decided to give it a try. (4) My credo is “If you
think you can do it, then do it!”
(5) We congregated early on a Saturday morning. (6) We had decided to stay on the trail for
seven days. (7) It wasn’t long before it began to rain. (8) My friend Rudy especially dislikes
rain and cold. (9) We had brought portable camp stoves and tents to the trail with us, so we
decided that our best option was to stop for the day.
(10) The next day, the rain continued to pour down. (11) The amount of water was simply
incredible; it seemed to engulf the world. (12) Nevertheless, we continued with our hike. (13)
Finally, on the fifth day, the clouds broke, and the sun began streaming through the trees.
(14) We enjoyed the last two days on the trail, but we were completely exhausted at the end.
(15) Rudy summed up our experience with his usual goofy humor: “Seven days of hiking the
Appalachian Trail makes one weak!”

As what part of speech does the infinitive phrase in sentence 9 functions?

noun

verb

adjective

adverb