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Read the following sentence.

Of course, just as he reached the top of the stairs, he could hear the ring of the telephone from down below.

What is the correct part of speech for the word ring as it is used in this sentence?

verb
adjective
adverb
noun

User Caelan
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Answer:

Noun

Step-by-step explanation:

Its a noun because the object ring was being used

Plus i got a 100 on the test

User Kresimir
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Hello. The correct answer is noun. 
User Ian Marshall
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