ISPACE Elements and Adverbials

Iggy Ispace, an alien from Europa, introduces the concept of fronted adverbials, explaining their use in sentence structure. He uses the acronym ISPACE to help remember the six ways to start a fronted adverbial: with an '-ing' word, a simile, a preposition, an adverb, a conjunction, or an '-ed' word. The video provides examples for each type, enhancing understanding of how to improve sentence writing skills.

Who is Iggy Ispace?

• An inhabitant of Europa

• A student from Jupiter

• A teacher from Earth

• A scientist from Mars

What is an adverbial?

• A type of noun

• A word, phrase, or clause used like an adverb

• A type of adjective

• A verb form

Which of the following can be used as adverbials?

• Only adverbs

• Only nouns

• Only verbs

• Prepositional phrases and subordinate clauses

What is a fronted adverbial?

• An adverbial used in the middle of a sentence

• An adverbial used at the end of a sentence

• An adverbial used at the beginning of a sentence

• An adverbial used as a subject

What does the 'I' in ISPACE stand for?

• Interrogative

• Ing word

• Infinitive

• Interjection

Which word starts the '-ing' fronted adverbial in the example?

• Trying

• Bouncing

• Running

• Jumping

What does the 'S' in ISPACE stand for?

• Sentence

• Subordinate

• Simile

• Subject

Which word is used to start the simile fronted adverbial?

• Like

• Such as

• As

• Similar

What does the 'P' in ISPACE stand for?

• Pronoun

• Preposition

• Participle

• Phrase

Which preposition is used in the example?

• On

• Over

• In

• Upon