The answer is to learn to speak proper english hope this helps.
I'm pretty sure it's "the baby cried" because an independent clause can stand alone and that can stand alone.
C. a play in which actors read from a script
The excerpt is as written below:
<span>Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself, that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust.
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The excerpt signifies her emotional appeal to the troops as well as her persuading and statement to do all what it takes for the best of England.
Van is a common noun.
proper nouns are names of people, names of states, etc. common nouns are anything that doesn't need to be capitalized.