# Fronted adverbials

> Grade 4: an adverbial at the start of a sentence, comma after a fronted adverbial, adverbials of time, place and manner, spot the adverbial.

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- Subject: Reading & writing
- Level: Grade 4
- Practice: 16
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## Questions

1. Which sentence starts with a fronted adverbial? (Kites are fun to fly. / Later that day, we flew kites. / We flew kites and ran. / We flew kites later that day.)
   Answer: Later that day, we flew kites.
2. Which of these could be used as a fronted adverbial? (Every morning, / Sam and Mia / is running / the red ball)
   Answer: Every morning,
3. A fronted adverbial comes at the start of a sentence.
   Answer: True
4. What punctuation usually follows a fronted adverbial? (A colon / A comma / A full stop / A question mark)
   Answer: A comma
5. Which sentence uses a comma correctly? (After lunch we played, outside. / After lunch we, played outside. / After lunch, we played outside. / After, lunch we played outside.)
   Answer: After lunch, we played outside.
6. "After the storm we cleaned up." should have a comma after "storm".
   Answer: True
7. Which fronted adverbial tells you WHEN? (Before breakfast, / In the forest, / Under the bridge, / Very quietly,)
   Answer: Before breakfast,
8. Which fronted adverbial tells you WHERE? (Behind the shed, / Last night, / Soon after, / Without a sound,)
   Answer: Behind the shed,
9. Which fronted adverbial tells you HOW something happened? (Across the field, / At midnight, / With great care, / Yesterday,)
   Answer: With great care,
10. Add a comma: "Early in the morning the birds sang." Where does it go?
   Answer: After "morning"
11. What type of adverbial is "In the distance,"? (Manner / Number / Place / Time)
   Answer: Place
12. Which sentence starts with an adverbial that tells you WHEN? (After the show, we clapped. / Quietly, we left the room. / Under the table, we found a coin. / We clapped after the show.)
   Answer: After the show, we clapped.
13. "Under the old bridge, a troll lived." starts with an adverbial of time.
   Answer: False
14. Name the type of fronted adverbial: "Two days later, it rained."
   Answer: Time (when)
15. Rewrite with a fronted adverbial: "We ate lunch at noon."
   Answer: At noon, we ate lunch.
16. Which sentence has a fronted adverbial of place? (A farm appeared over the hill. / Over the hill, a farm appeared. / Slowly, a farm appeared. / Soon, a farm appeared.)
   Answer: Over the hill, a farm appeared.