Fronted Adverbial

What is an adverbial?

• Word or words that go at the beginning of a sentence and used to describe a verb

• Something that argues with something else

• A kind of debate

What is special about a fronted adverbial? There are 2 correct answers to choose from.

• It is placed at the beginning of a sentence

• it is not used in writing

• It must be followed by a comma

• it doesn't describe the verb

Spot the fronted adverbial: Once upon a time, there lived a fiery dragon.

• there lived

• a fiery dragon.

• Once upon a time,

• play

Spot the fronted adverbial: Despite his cold, Bradley went swimming.

• Bradley

• Despite his cold,

• went swimming.

Spot the fronted adverbial: After school, I went to the art club.

• After school,

• to the art club.

• I went

Spot the fronted adverbial: To keep warm, I wore a woolly hat and scarf.

• To keep warm,

• I wore

• a woolly hat and scarf.

Spot the fronted adverbial: Although she was scared, Rosie watched the horror film.

• Although she was scared,

• Rosie watched

• the horror film.

Spot the fronted adverbial: Early on a Friday morning, Jack went for a jog through the park.

• Jack went

• Early on a Friday morning,

• for a jog

• through the park.

Rearrange so the adverbial is at the front: The dog sat on the mat quietly.

• The dog quietly sat on the mat.

• Quietly, the dog sat on the mat.

• The dog sat on the mat quietly.

Which of these adverbials could be used to replace then?

• Somewhere

• After

• Quietly