This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Fronted Adverbials – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Fronted Adverbials Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anxiously, I looked for my lost book. A) Place. B) Time. C) Degree. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manner. 2. Which of these adverbials could be used to replace then? A) Somewhere. B) After. C) Quietly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 3. How should a fronted adverbial be punctuated in a sentence? A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Semicolon. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 4. A ..... usually comes after the FRONTED ADVERBIAL. A) Adjective. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 5. Spot the fronted adverbial:Early on a Friday morning, Jack went for a jog through the park. A) Through the park. B) Jack went. C) Early on a Friday morning,. D) For a jog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Early on a Friday morning,. 6. Which sentence demonstrates correct placement of a participle phrase? A) Shivering Learta wrapped herself in a blanket. B) Shivering, Learta wrapped herself in a blanket. C) Learta wrapped herself in a blanket shivering. D) Learta, shivering wrapped herself in a blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shivering, Learta wrapped herself in a blanket. 7. Spot the fronted adverbial:Although she was scared, Rosie watched the horror film. A) Although she was scared,. B) Rosie watched. C) The horror film. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although she was scared,. 8. Without warning, it started to rain heavily. A) Manner. B) Place. C) Degree. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner. 9. In the sentence below, which word is a VERB?Before sunrise, Zane ate his breakfast. A) Ate. B) Zane. C) Breakfast. D) Before sunrise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 10. Spot the fronted adverbial:Once upon a time, there lived a fiery dragon. A) A fiery dragon. B) Once upon a time,. C) Play. D) There lived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once upon a time,. 11. Who made the beds on the peach? A) Miss Spider. B) The grasshopper. C) The Ladybird. D) The silkworm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Spider. 12. Before long, it began to rain so I reluctantly put my bike away in the shed and went back inside. A) Where. B) When. C) Why. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 13. Spot the fronted adverbial:Despite his cold, Bradley went swimming. A) Bradley. B) Despite his cold,. C) Went swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Despite his cold,. 14. Which of the following is not a fronted adverbial? a) On the other hand b) Under the table c) After the rain A) Before the sunrise. B) Inside the box. C) Under the table. D) On the ceiling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the table. 15. Choose the sentence that uses a fronted adverbial with the correct comma placement. A) After lunch we played football in the park. B) After lunch, we played football in the park. C) We played football in the park after lunch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After lunch, we played football in the park. 16. Which of these is the fronted adverbial in the sentence:'Under the ground, she could feel the bugs moving around' A) Under the ground,. B) Bugs moving. C) She could feel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the ground,. 17. Which punctuation mark is commonly used to separate a fronted adverbial from the rest of the sentence? A) Comma. B) Exclamation mark. C) Semicolon. D) Question mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 18. Provide an example of a sentence with both contrast and comparison fronted adverbials. A) However, likewise, I hate swimming, and my sister loves it. B) On the other hand, similarly, I enjoy playing basketball, but my brother prefers soccer. C) In contrast, similarly, I prefer tea, but my friend likes coffee. D) On the other hand, in comparison, I dislike reading, and my classmate enjoys it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the other hand, similarly, I enjoy playing basketball, but my brother prefers soccer. 19. Which sentence starts with a fronted adverbial? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) On the mat, the cat slept. C) The cat, on the mat, slept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the mat, the cat slept. 20. Identify the fronted adverbial in the following sentence:'Quickly, she ran to catch the bus.' A) Quickly. B) Rapidly. C) Hastily. D) Swiftly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 21. In the blink of an eye, A) Manner (how). B) Location (where). C) Possibility (chance). D) Time (when). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner (how). 22. Start a sentence with a comparison fronted adverbial:'Similarly to the previous project, ' A) Just like the previous project,. B) Different from the previous project,. C) In contrast to the previous project,. D) Similarly to the previous project,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Similarly to the previous project,. 23. Angrily, the boy stomped up the stairs. A) Possibility (chance). B) Manner (how). C) Location (where). D) Time (when). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manner (how). 24. In the morning, the birds began to tweet. A) Where. B) When. C) Manner. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 25. Down by the cliffs, it was very windy. A) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 26. Yesterday, I woke up and immediately ate my breakfast. A) Where. B) Why. C) When. D) How. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 27. Choose the correctly punctuated adverbial in the sentence. A) Like, a hungry lion, the boy gobbled up his meal. B) Like a hungry, lion the boy gobbled up his meal. C) Like a hungry lion, the boy gobbled up his meal. D) I don't know which is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like a hungry, lion the boy gobbled up his meal. 28. Identify the fronted adverbial:'During the summer, we traveled to Spain.' A) Spain was our destination during the summer. B) We traveled to Spain during the summer. C) During the summer. D) In the summer, we went to Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the summer. 29. In the sentence 'Before the sun rises, we must leave.', what is the fronted adverbial? A) Before the sun rises. B) During the sun rises. C) After the sun rises. D) While the sun rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the sun rises. 30. Identify the purpose of the fronted adverbial:Beneath the crashing waves. the dolphins quickly swam. A) Manner. B) Place. C) Time. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 31. Start a sentence with a comparison fronted adverbial:'In comparison to the other option, ' A) In similarity to the other option,. B) In comparison to the other option,. C) In contrast to the other option,. D) In comparison of the other option,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In comparison to the other option,. 32. Write a sentence using a comparison fronted adverbial. A) Although John prefers playing soccer, Mary prefers playing basketball. B) In contrast to John, Mary prefers playing basketball over playing soccer. C) Instead of John, Mary prefers playing basketball over playing soccer. D) While John prefers playing soccer, Mary prefers playing basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In contrast to John, Mary prefers playing basketball over playing soccer. 33. Which sentence uses a fronted adverbial to show time? A) In the garden, the children played. B) Yesterday, I went to the library. C) With a smile, she greeted her friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yesterday, I went to the library. 34. You would find a fronted adverbial at the ..... A) In the middle of a sentence. B) Beginning of a sentence. C) At the end of a sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginning of a sentence. 35. What did the glow-worm do for the passengers of the peach? A) Provided light. B) Made food. C) Created blankets. D) Sang them to sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provided light. 36. Which of these adverbial phrases could be used to replace quietly? A) With deafening loudness,. B) In a nearby location,. C) As quiet as a mouse,. D) As yellow as the Sun,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As quiet as a mouse,. 37. What would be the best fronted adverbial to use for the sentence ..... , he could see the tent. A) In the distance,. B) Excitedly,. C) Happily,. D) Under the sea,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the distance,. 38. Identify the fronted adverbial:'After dinner, we went for a walk.' A) After the movie. B) We went for a walk. C) Dinner was served. D) After dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After dinner. 39. Spot the fronted adverbial:To keep warm, I wore a woolly hat and scarf. A) To keep warm,. B) I wore. C) A woolly hat and scarf. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep warm,. 40. Select the sentence that varies its opening with a fronted adverbial. A) The dog barked loudly at the postman. B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. C) The postman was barked at by the dog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loudly, the dog barked at the postman. 41. Punctuate correctly:'Finally the team won the championship' A) Finally, the team won the championship. B) Finally the team won the championship!. C) Finally the team, won the championship. D) Finally the team won the championship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finally, the team won the championship. 42. Sadly, the ducks swam away. A) Manner. B) Why. C) Where. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner. 43. Because it was raining, the children played their game inside. A) Why. B) Where. C) How. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why. 44. Nearly asleep, I suddenly remembered I needed take my book to school. A) Time. B) Degree. C) Manner. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Degree. 45. Identify the fronted adverbial in this sentence: "With a loud crash, the vase fell to the floor." A) The vase fell to the floor. B) With a loud crash. C) Fell to the floor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a loud crash. 46. Occasionally, we play on LEGO Batman but yesterday we decided to play on LEGO Star Wars which we absolutely love and play on regularly. A) When. B) How. C) Where. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How. 47. 'Frequency' means ..... A) How often something happens. B) How something is done. C) Where something is done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How often something happens. 48. Compose a sentence with a contrast fronted adverbial. A) Although it was cold, we decided to go swimming. B) Despite the sunshine, we stayed indoors all day. C) However, because of the rain, we still went for a walk in the park. D) However, despite the rain, we still went for a walk in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) However, despite the rain, we still went for a walk in the park. 49. True or False?cautiously the boy perched on the rotten bench A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Which sentence uses a fronted adverb correctly? A) Ivan, hesitantly answered the question. B) Ivan hesitantly answered the question. C) Hesitantly Ivan answered the question. D) Hesitantly, Ivan answered the question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hesitantly, Ivan answered the question. 51. Identify the purpose of the fronted adverbial:From her window, the princess let down her hair. A) Place. B) Frequency. C) Time. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 52. Which sentence uses a fronted participle phrase correctly? A) Smiling brightly Blake waved at his friend. B) Blake, smiling brightly waved at his friend. C) Smiling brightly, Blake waved at his friend. D) Blake waved at his friend smiling brightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smiling brightly, Blake waved at his friend. 53. While sitting in the kitchen, she ate her breakfast. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where. 54. Select the correct FRONTED ADVERBIAL sentence. A) I ran to the supermarket nervously. B) I nervously ran to the supermarket. C) Nervously, I ran to the supermarket. D) I ran nervously to the supermarket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nervously, I ran to the supermarket. 55. Which sentence uses a single-word adverb as a fronted adverbial correctly? A) Suddenly Learta jumped up. B) Suddenly, Learta jumped up. C) Learta, suddenly jumped up. D) Learta suddenly, jumped up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suddenly, Learta jumped up. 56. Identify the fronted adverbial:'In a hurry, he left the house.' A) He left the house. B) In a rush. C) In a hurry. D) Quickly, he departed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a hurry. 57. On the comfy sofa, my Gran was sleeping. A) Time (When). B) Manner (How). C) Frequency (How often). D) Place (Where). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place (Where). 58. Which sentence uses a fronted adverbial with correct punctuation? A) Blake, carefully painted the model. B) Carefully Blake painted the model. C) Carefully, Blake painted the model. D) Blake carefully, painted the model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carefully, Blake painted the model. 59. Tomorrow, I am going to the park to play with my friends. A) Frequency. B) Time. C) Degree. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 60. After I had got dressed, I decided to go outside to play on my brand new, emerald green bike. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) Why. 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