Single words, phrases and clauses in fronted adverbials 

English

In this unit, pupils revise the previously-taught content of determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

In 'Key grammar terminology', pupils learnt the key knowledge around determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms. In this unit, pupils will revise this previously-taught content as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis

What piece of punctuation separates the fronted adverbial from the rest of the sentence?

Which of the following can be a fronted adverbial? 

Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples.

Before morning comes, we must get some sleep. 

Match the types of fronted adverbial to the sentences that use them. 

Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples. 

When it began snowing, we rushed outside. 

Because it was snowing, we rushed outside. 

Even though it was snowing, we rushed outside. 

Which of these sentences begins with a fronted adverbial clause of contrast? 

Match the types of determiner to the examples. 

Select all the clauses that contain a possessive pronoun. 

Select the sentences that contain quantifiers. 

Which determiners could be used in this gap? '__________ food is excellent today!'

Select all the sentences with two determiners. 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Single words, phrases and clauses in fronted adverbials

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.