Fronted Adverbials 

Lets activate our prior knowlege!

What is a fronted adverbial?

When do we use it?

Why do we use it?

 

 

Discuss:

• What happened in the film?

• What emotions did the characters show?

• How could we describe the actions using fronted adverbials?

We can use ISPACE to help us think of whihc Fronted Adverbial to use:

• Ing (e.g., Hovering silently,)

• Simile (e.g., Like a lost [puppy,)

• Preposition (e.g., Under the moonlight,)

• Adverb (e.g., Suddenly,)

• Conjunction (e.g., Although he tried,)

• Ed (e.g., Exhausted,)

 

Let's create a couple of sentences together. 

 

Now rewatch the video and create your own sentences. 

To use adjectives and adverbs to expand simple sentences and phrases. 

To use varied sentence starters e.g., fronted adverbials. 

To use varied sentence starters e.g., fronted adverbials. 

 

 

ACE

Analyse and evaluate the sentences below, then Create your using the place mat to support you. 

• The alien pressed the button.

• The spaceship flew.

• The boy fell.

• The alien looked at the screen.

 

 

 

• The alien made a mistake.

• The spaceship moved.

• The boy landed.

• The instructor watched

 

• The alien touched the controls.

• The boy floated down.

• The spaceship hovered.

• The instructor looked.

 

• The alien tried again.

• The spaceship shook.

• The boy dropped.

• The instructor stared.

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Now peer assess