Fronted adverbials

What you'll learn

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   A fronted adverbial tells you when, where or how something happens — and it comes at the start of a sentence!

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   Where does a fronted adverbial go in a sentence?

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   Look at this sentence: 'Slowly, the tortoise crossed the road.' The word 'Slowly' is at the front — it tells you HOW.

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   Let's turn 'The cat crept silently' into a sentence with a fronted adverbial.

5. 5

   Drag the word 'Quietly' to the front of the sentence to make a fronted adverbial.

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   Which of these has a fronted adverbial?

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   Build a sentence starting with 'In the morning' — that's a fronted adverbial telling us WHEN.