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Single words, phrases and clauses in fronted adverbials

I can write a paragraph with a variety of fronted adverbials: single words, fronted adverbial phrases and fronted adverbial clauses.

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Single words, phrases and clauses in fronted adverbials

I can write a paragraph with a variety of fronted adverbials: single words, fronted adverbial phrases and fronted adverbial clauses.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma that expresses time, place, manner, cause or contrast.
  2. A fronted adverbial can be a single word, phrase or clause.
  3. A clause is a group of words that contains a verb.
  4. A phrase is a group of words with no verb.
  5. Varied fronted adverbials are useful to achieve text cohesion.

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

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to vary both words/phrases/clauses and time/manner/place/cause.

Ensure pupils have access to examples of both the different structures and purposes of fronted adverbials.

Draw pupils' attention to the increase in text cohesion achieved when we add fronted adverbials - have them read their paragraphs using fronted adverbials aloud to see how the use of the adverbials adds to both flow and interest.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is introduced by a determiner?
a phrase
Correct answer: a noun
a clause
a verb
Q2.
Match the types of determiner to the examples.
Correct Answer:article,the

the

Correct Answer:possessive pronoun,their

their

Correct Answer:quantifier,some

some

Correct Answer:demonstrative,those

those

Q3.
Select all the clauses that contain a possessive pronoun.
Correct answer: this is our house
Correct answer: because they took his shoes
we saw many people there
Correct answer: my sister rushed in
Q4.
Select the sentences that contain quantifiers.
Give me those books.
Correct answer: Give me some books.
Correct answer: I want to see lots of work.
I want to see your work.
Q5.
Which determiners could be used in this gap? '__________ food is excellent today!'
Correct answer: your
these
Correct answer: the
many
Q6.
Select all the sentences with two determiners.
Correct answer: Give this letter to your teacher.
Correct answer: Give my thanks to the secretary.
Correct answer: Give some money to your nan.
Give this money to Miss O'Neill.

6 Questions

Q1.
What piece of punctuation separates the fronted adverbial from the rest of the sentence?
exclamation mark
full stop
Correct answer: comma
apostrophe
Q2.
Which of the following can be a fronted adverbial?
Correct answer: a word
Correct answer: a clause
Correct answer: a phrase
a relative clause
Q3.
Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial single word,Next,

Next,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial phrase,Just then,

Just then,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial clause,After we had waited a long time,

After we had waited a long time,

Q4.
Match the types of fronted adverbial to the sentences that use them.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial single word,Soon, this will all make sense to you.

Soon, this will all make sense to you.

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial phrase,Before morning, we must get some sleep.

Before morning, we must get some sleep.

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial clause,Before morning comes, we must get some sleep.

Before morning comes, we must get some sleep.

Q5.
Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of time,At that moment,

At that moment,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of manner,Full of sadness,

Full of sadness,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of place,In the distance,

In the distance,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of contrast,Although I wasn't hungry,

Although I wasn't hungry,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of cause,Because it was snowing,

Because it was snowing,

Q6.
Which of these sentences begins with a fronted adverbial clause of contrast?
When it began snowing, we rushed outside.
Because it was snowing, we rushed outside.
Correct answer: Even though it was snowing, we rushed outside.