Starter quiz
- Tick the words that are types of determiner.
- demonstrative ✓
- noun
- article ✓
- possessive pronoun ✓
- quantifier ✓
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- Match the type of determiner to the sentence that uses it.
- article⇔We had a great time. ✓
- possessive pronoun⇔It was our birthday. ✓
- quantifier⇔Let's have some cake. ✓
- demonstrative⇔I'll have this piece. ✓
- Which type of determiner is used in this sentence? 'We had plenty of time to get there.'
- demonstrative
- quantifier ✓
- article
- possessive pronoun
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- Match the word to its meaning and the example.
- word⇔a single word (fire) ✓
- phrase⇔a group of words with no verb (a bright fire) ✓
- clause⇔a group of words with a verb (a bright fire blazed) ✓
- Which part of this sentence makes complete sense on its own? 'Just then, the bear roared.'
- just then
- then the bear
- the bear roared ✓
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- Which of the following are phrases?
- just then ✓
- we saw a bright star
- all of a sudden ✓
- a bright star ✓
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Exit quiz
- What punctuation always follows a fronted adverbial?
- full stop
- exclamation mark
- comma ✓
- apostrophe
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- Which of the following can be a fronted adverbial?
- a single word ✓
- a relative clause
- an adverbial clause ✓
- a phrase ✓
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- Match the type of fronted adverbial to the example.
- fronted adverbial single word⇔Soon, ✓
- fronted adverbial phrase⇔After many hours, ✓
- fronted adverbial clause⇔Before we could stop him, ✓
- Match the type of fronted adverbial to the sentence that uses it.
- fronted adverbial single word⇔Now, add the potatoes. ✓
- fronted adverbial clause⇔After the match is over, we can celebrate. ✓
- fronted adverbial phrase⇔After that, we can eat. ✓
- Match the type of fronted adverbial to its meaning.
- fronted adverbial of time⇔tells us when the action after the comma happened ✓
- fronted adverbial of manner⇔tells us how the action after the comma happened ✓
- fronted adverbial of place⇔tells us where the action after the comma happened ✓
- Which of these sentences begins with a fronted adverbial phrase of manner?
- Cautiously, we entered the cave.
- Full of fear, we entered the cave. ✓
- After we had stopped shaking, we entered the cave.
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Key learning points
- A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma that expresses detail about time, place, manner or cause.
- A fronted adverbial can be a single word, phrase or clause.
- A clause is a group of words that contains a verb.
- A phrase is a group of words with no verb.
- A variety of fronted adverbials are useful to achieve text flow.
Common misconception
Pupils may not understand that the function of some words (e.g. before/after) depends on context.
Emphasise that sometimes these words are acting as subordinating conjunctions and sometimes they start phrases.
Keywords
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Comma - a punctuation mark used after any fronted adverbial
Phrase - a group of words with no verb
Clause - a group of words that contains a verb
Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
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