For questions 12-14, rewrite each of the following sentences in natural order. 12. Down the highway sped a large van.
13. Beyond the horizon glowed the light of a distant city.
14. Between the two houses stood a lone tree.

For questions 15-20, underline the simple subject of each sentence and bold the simple predicate. Remember to include helping verbs.
15. Have you ever been to Oregon?
16. The plane crashed on July 1, 1952.
17. My neighbors saw the moving van.
18. Some loud sirens were also heard.
19. The music could be heard two blocks away.
20. This area of the country is dry and barren.

15. Have you ever been to Oregon?

(Turn into a statement --> You have ever been to Oregon)

16. The plane crashed on July 1, 1952.

17. My neighbors n saw the moving van.

18. Some loud sirens were also heard.

19. The music could be heard two blocks away.

20. This area of the country is dry and barren.

Explanation:

Verbs show the the action that the subject is doing. The bolded words are verbs, as they are the action. Subjects are the thing or person doing the action. Subjects can be a person, place, thing , or idea.

the capability of a bicycle makes some people want to go very fast and others to go very slow. as long as you are careful,

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."