Fronted adverbials

Use words or phrases at the start of a sentence to say when, where or how, always followed by a comma.

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Which sentence has a fronted adverbial? A) I went to the park yesterday. B) Yesterday, I went to the park. C) The dog ran fast. D) She likes apples.
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Add the missing punctuation after the fronted adverbial: 'Quietly___ she opened the door.' Quietly___ she opened the door.
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What punctuation should follow a fronted adverbial? A) a full stop B) a comma C) a question mark D) no punctuation
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Which is a fronted adverbial? A) ran fast B) Suddenly, C) the cat D) my dad
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Build a sentence with the fronted adverbial 'After lunch' + 'we played outside'. Arrange these words: After, lunch,, outside, we, played
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Which fronted adverbial tells us WHERE? A) Yesterday, B) Slowly, C) In the kitchen, D) Happily,
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Complete with a fronted adverbial of time: '___, the children went to bed.' ___, the children went to bed.
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Build a sentence: 'Without warning' + 'the rain poured down'. Arrange these words: the, down, warning,, Without, poured, rain
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Which fronted adverbial is BEST for an opening to a dramatic story? A) Yesterday, B) Sometimes, C) Without warning, D) Slowly,
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Add a comma where needed: Yesterday morning my dad went jogging. Yesterday morning___ my dad went jogging.
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Answer key

Fronted adverbials · for parents and teachers

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Yesterday, I went to the park.
'Yesterday,' is a fronted adverbial telling us when the action happened.
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A comma is needed after the fronted adverbial 'Quietly'.
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a comma
A comma always follows a fronted adverbial.
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Suddenly,
'Suddenly,' is a fronted adverbial - it tells when and starts the sentence.
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After lunch, we played outside
'After lunch, we played outside.' 'After lunch,' is the fronted adverbial of time.
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In the kitchen,
'In the kitchen,' tells us where, so it is a fronted adverbial of place.
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At night
Time phrases such as 'At night,' make good fronted adverbials.
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Without warning, the rain poured down
'Without warning, the rain poured down.' 'Without warning,' is the fronted adverbial.
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Without warning,
'Without warning,' creates suspense and drama.
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'Yesterday morning,' is a fronted adverbial - add a comma after it.