English IVEnglish IVLanguage and ReadingLanguage and Reading

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.

 A tree whose hungry mouth is

prest Against the earth's sweet flowing

breast;  

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.

 A tree whose hungry mouth is

prest Against the earth's sweet flowing

breast;  

“TREES”

A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

 A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

 A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain.

 Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain.

 Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

PrepositionsPrepositions

Prepositions are words that relate the noun or pronoun following another word in a sentence.

a member of a set of words used in close connection with, and usually before, nouns and pronouns to show their relation to some other part of a clause.

Prepositions are words that relate the noun or pronoun following another word in a sentence.

a member of a set of words used in close connection with, and usually before, nouns and pronouns to show their relation to some other part of a clause.

The man is on a tree.

A man is walking

between two different trees.

The sky is above the tree.

The man sits beside a tree.

ExercisesExercises

1. Around2. At3. On4. Of5. With6. For7. In

1. Around2. At3. On4. Of5. With6. For7. In

1. We drove ______Quezon City for about an hour.

2. Don’t point the gun ______ me!

3. To laugh ______ a handicapped is terribly unkind.

4. Sharpening a pencil is not part ______ my job.

5. My younger son was born ______October 11, 1987.

AssignmentAssignment

1. What are the different types of prepositions?

2. What are the uses of those prepositions?

3. Construct sentences using the prepositions and observing its correct usage.

Reference: Be Your Own English Teacher

pp. 11-19

1. What are the different types of prepositions?

2. What are the uses of those prepositions?

3. Construct sentences using the prepositions and observing its correct usage.

Reference: Be Your Own English Teacher

pp. 11-19