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Summary
A fronted adverbial is a word or phrase which comes at the beginning of a sentence and adds more information. Fronted adverbials describe the verb they precede and can tell you when, where or how a verb happens. By the end of this summary you'll be able to spot fronted adverbials and include them in your own writing.
Fronted adverbials come in front of the verb they describe at the very beginning of a sentence and they are always followed by a comma.
After a while, Andrei got bored of playing badminton.
Fronted adverbials give different sorts of information about the verbs they describe. They can inform how, when, where, how often, or about the possibility that something happens.
Some fronted adverbials tell you how the main verb of the sentence happened, happens, or will happen.
These fronted adverbials tell you when something happened.
These fronted adverbials tell you where something happened.
These fronted adverbials tell you how often something happened.
These fronted adverbials tell you the possibility of something happening.
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FAQs
Question: Are fronted adverbials always followed by a comma?
Answer: Yes. Fronted adverbials are always followed by a comma.
Question: Do fronted adverbials always come at the start of a sentence?
Answer: Yes. Fronted adverbials always come at the very beginning of a sentence.
Question: What is a fronted adverbial?
Answer: A fronted adverbial is a word or phrase which comes at the beginning of a sentence and adds more information.
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