If this is multiple choice you need to add the choices.
The underlined word in the given sentence above is the word "ringing". This word is used as a participle. The correct answer would be option A. A participle is a word that takes the form of the verb, but is used either as an adjective or a noun. In this case, it is used as an adjective, describing the noun "clock".
I don't think the answer is compressed, or narrow. I believe the answer is needlelike.
Answer:
Google
Explanation:
Walter
Walter and Mama are the most likely characters to be considered as the main figures of the play because the decisions that they make can be argued to be the most central to the main conflict of the the play. Walter and Mama are the ones who decide if the family will stay or move into a new house.
