Select the letter of the term that identifies the function of the

phrase in parentheses in the following sentence:
Scientists are now experimenting with a process that will allow us
(to replace some Styrofoam with potato-starch products).
a. adjective e. object of a preposition
b. adverb f. direct object
c. subject g. indirect object
d. predicate nominative h. appositive

a. adjective

The letter of the term that identifies the function of the phrase in parentheses in the given sentence is (f) direct object.