I believe the answer is the 3rd one
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Noun clauses are dependent clauses that can replace any noun in the sentence: subjects, objects, and/or subject complements. In all, there are five different functions that a noun clause can serve: subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and subject complements.J
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A colon here is right to set up the quote from the introduction in the sentence. The lead in shows that the writer is about to provide a specific example, not a quote that continues the flow of the sentence. A colon allows the quote to stand alone from the rest of the sentence as an example.</span>
The participle phrase is "hearing the footsteps of its owner".
