Identify Fronted Adverbials of Degree and Frequency

Can you identify the fronted adverbial in the sentence below?

In the morning, Zainab saw an elephant.

Fronted adverbials go at the start of a sentence and tell us where, when or how something happens.

We always put a comma after the fronted adverbial.

In the morning tells us when Zainab saw an elephant.

We call this a fronted adverbial of time.

Adverbials of Degree

As well as adverbials of time, we can also use adverbials of degree at the start of a sentence.

Adverbials of degree are words or groups of words telling us the intensity (or how much) something happens.

Can you see the fronted adverbial of degree in the sentence below?

Completely exhausted, Zak collapsed on his bed.

Completely exhausted tells us the degree to which (how much) Zak was exhausted.

Here are some other fronted adverbials of degree:

Obviously excited,

Really upset,

Totally angry,

Fronted adverbials of Frequency

As well as fronted adverbials of degree, we can also use fronted adverbials of frequency.

These tell us how often something happens.

Each year, Louie’s family go to Spain.

Each year tells us how often they go to Spain.

Here are some other fronted adverbials of frequency:

Often

Every day,

Regularly,

Never before,

Frequently,

In this activity, you’ll be on the hunt for fronted adverbials.

Keep your eyes peeled and remember to use a comma after your fronted adverbials.