Fronted Adverbials

What is a VERB?

• A word that refers to a thing, a person, an animal, a place, a quality or an idea.

• A word that describes/ modifies a noun.

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

What is an ADVERB?

• A word that refers to a thing, a person, an animal, a place, a quality or an idea.

• A word that describes/ modifies a noun.

• A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

• A word that modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb.

What is a FRONTED ADVERBIAL?

• A word, phrase, or clause used to modify an adjective.

• A word, phrase, or clause used at the beginning of a sentence to modify a noun.

• A word, phrase, or clause used to modify a preposition.

• A word, phrase, or clause used at the beginning of a sentence to modify a verb.

In the sentence below, which word is a VERB?

Before sunrise, Zane ate his breakfast.

• Before sunrise

• Zane

• ate

• breakfast

In the sentence below, which word is a FRONTED ADVERBIAL?

Before sunrise, Zane ate his breakfast.

• Before sunrise

• Zane

• ate

• breakfast

Select the correct FRONTED ADVERBIAL sentence.

• I ran to the supermarket nervously.

• I ran nervously to the supermarket.

• I nervously ran to the supermarket.

• Nervously, I ran to the supermarket.

A ______ usually comes after the FRONTED ADVERBIAL.

• comma

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Select the correct FRONTED ADVERBIAL sentence.

• Like a gentle breeze a woman is singing, a song to her child.

• Like, a gentle breeze a woman is singing a song to her child.

• Like a gentle breeze, a woman is singing a song to her child.

• Like a gentle, breeze a woman is singing a song to her child.

Three times, I had to tell her to put her clothes away.

The underlined FRONTED ADVERBIAL TYPE is:

• adverb of frequency

  (how often)

• adverb of manner (how)

• adverb of place (where)

• adverb of time (when)

• adverb of degree (to what extent)

On the moon, there was a tiny green alien.

The underlined FRONTED ADVERBIAL TYPE is:

• adverb of frequency

  (how often)

• adverb of manner (how)

• adverb of place (where)

• adverb of time (when)

• adverb of degree (to what extent)