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 The weather is beautiful today! The sun is shining mildly. And the day
feels cool. Puffy white clouds are floating peacefully across the sky and the
wind is blowing gently across the city. It is the right time to go walking now.

How beautiful is the weather today! Mildly shining is the sun. And the day
feels cool. Floating peacefully across the sky are the puffy white clouds.
Gently blowing across the city is the wind. Now is the right time to go
walking.

 What can you say about the order of the subject and predicate in the two
descriptions?
 normal word order - the subject in the sentence is followed by a
verb.
 inverted word order - the verb precedes or comes before its subject.
In an inverted sentence or inversion, the verb comes before the subject.

 Inverted word order is found in questions.

Examples: How are you todays?

Is Marco your brother?
Where did they find the key?

 Not all questions are inverted

Example: Who have been to Baguio?

 A sentence that begins with here or there is usually inverted.

Examples: Here are the ingredients for the dish.

There are books on the table.

 Some sentences beginning with here and there are not inverted.

Examples: Here she is

There they are.
 Some sentences follow the inverted word order to give emphasis or
effect.

Examples: Never has the prisoner eaten better food than when he
was jailed.
Hardly ever does Henry come to class on time..
Short Activity
Read the sentences. Write N if the sentence is in normal order and I if it is an
inversion.

______ 1. The dog ran down the street.

______ 2. Is this your book?
______ 3. Where did you place the bag?
______ 4. How is she now?
______ 5. Never I have been more insulted.
 The Lady of the House
The Lady of the House lively in the sunlight
With an eagle’s eye for those beautiful sights
The hills and grasses where flowers bloom
Shedding warmth to her guests cozy in each room.

The Lady of the House dances in the rain

With an eagle’s eye on the rugged terrain
Over fields and bushes where sheep roam
Waiting for her lost love to find the way back home.

But somewhere between sunlight and rain

Beyond the window, the rainbow reigns
Its colours of life sent form heaven above
To the Lady of the House with her labor of Love.
How Well Did You Read?

1. What is the poem about?

2. Who do you think is the Lady of the House?
3. What does sunlight stand for in the poem? rain? rainbow?
4. What does the labor of love mean?
5. Why is it important to welcome rain in our life?
Activity 1
What is the meaning of the following expression?
1. lady of the house _________________________________________
2. eagle’s eye _________________________________________
3. labor of love _________________________________________
4. keep an eye _________________________________________
5. earn of the eye _________________________________________
an ability for spotting the smallest detail
to observe
a favorite
to work for payment
Mother nature
unrewarded generosity and kindness
Idiomatic expressions are phrases where the words give a
different meaning from the known definition of the individual
words.

eagle’s eye