It’s the 3rd option. The clock is representing their lives ticking away slowly
For the answer to the question above, before the competition makes sure she knows her content and topic if she finds it hard tell her to write small notes on it to expand and talk about in more detail or research it the night before the debate.
Answer:
I am pretty sure it is the C.
Explanation:
The reasons is that A and D are broken apart too much and B is just a run on sentence.