Fronted adverbials

Worksheet: Fronted adverbials

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Answer the questions.

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